[Narcolepsy: a new perspective on diagnosis and treatment]

Autor: Fronczek R, Wl, Zande, Jg, Dijk, Overeem S, Gert Jan Lammers

Publikováno v: Europe PubMed Central
Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde, 151, 856-61
Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde, 151, 15, pp. 856-61

The 5 classic symptoms of narcolepsy are excessive daytime sleepiness, cataplexy, sleep paralysis, hypnagogic hallucinations and disturbed nocturnal sleep. The presence of cataplexy is strongly associated with a deficiency of the neuropeptide hypocre

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http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/17472116

[Initial diagnostic strategy in the case of transient losses of consciousness: the importance of the medical history]

Autor: Wieling W, Ks, Ganzeboom, C T Paul Krediet, Hg, Grundmeijer, Aa, Wilde, Jg, Dijk

Publikováno v: Europe PubMed Central

It is estimated that almost half of the people experience a transient loss of consciousness at some time during their life. In young patients (35 years) the cause is mostly a reflex syncope. In older patients the common causes are orthostatic and pos

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http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/12756875

[Driving status of syncope patients is not part of standard advice]

Autor: Snijders Blok MR, Fj, Lange, Roland D Thijs, Jg, Dijk, Wieling W, van Dijk N

Publikováno v: Europe PubMed Central

Some medical problems, such as syncope, have direct consequences for fitness to drive. Our objective was to discover if patients had been informed about their driving status after a syncopal episode by their physician, and if this advice was in line

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http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/28831928