Look up: cataplexy

1. Cataplexy
   Sudden loss of muscle power, with collapse onto the ground, but no loss of consciousness. A feature of narcolepsy that occurs particularly during moments of excitement or anticipation.
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2. Cataplexy
   Trance like state brought on by extreme fright, like a rabbit in a motor vehicle`s headlamps
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3. Cataplexy
   sudden loss of muscle tone associated with emotional upset or laughter. It is often associated with narcolepsy
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4. Cataplexy
   Cataplexy: A debilitating medical condition in which a person suddenly feels weak and collapses at moments of strong emotion such as laughter, anger, fear or surprise. In so collapsing, people with cataplexy may injure themselves. Laughter and other emotions trigger a reflex in persons that can brin...
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5. Cataplexy
   Cat'a·plex`y noun [ Greek ... amazement: confer Apoplexy .] (Medicine) A morbid condition caused by an overwhelming shock or extreme fear and marked by rigidity of the muscles. -- Cat`a*plec'tic adjective
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6. cataplexy
   <neurology, psychiatry> A sudden loss of muscle tone that may be induced by severe mental shock or as an additional feature of narcolepsy. ... (16 Mar 1998) ...
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7. cataplexy
   (kat´ә-plek″se) a condition, often associated with narcolepsy; marked by abrupt attacks of muscular weakness and hypotonia triggered by an emotional stimulus, such as mirth, anger, or fear. adj., cataplec´tic., adj.
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8. Cataplexy
   • (n.) A morbid condition caused by an overwhelming shock or extreme fear and marked by rigidity of the muscles.
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9. cataplexy
   (from the article `narcolepsy`) ...Most narcoleptics reveal rapid eye movement (REM) at the onset of sleep, in contrast to normal sleep, in which REM occurs about 90 minutes after ... ...thought to involve specific abnormal functioning of subcortical sleep-regulatory centres. Some people who experience attacks of narcolepsy also ... ...
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10. cataplexy
    cataplexy A debilitating medical condition in which a person suddenly feels weak and collapses at moments of strong emotion; such as, laughter, anger, fear, or surprise. When such collapsing results, people with cataplexy may injure themselves. Laughter and other emotions trigger a reflex in people...
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11. cataplexy
    Type: Term Pronunciation: kat′ă-plek′sē Definitions: 1. A transient attack of extreme generalized weakness, often precipitated by an emotional response, such as surprise, fear, or anger; one component of the narcolepsy quadrad.
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12. Cataplexy
    |ICD9= |MeshID=D002385--> `Cataplexy` is a sudden and transient episode of loss of muscle tone, often triggered by emotions. It is a accessdate=May 16, 2009-->--> (prevalence of fewer than 5 per 10,000 in the community), but affects roughly 70% of people who have narcolepsy.--> Cataplexy can also be...
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