NARCOLEPSY - UNEQUIVOCAL DIAGNOSIS AFTER SPLIT-SCREEN, VIDEO-POLYSOMNOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF A PROLONGED CATAPLECTIC ATTACK

The clinical diagnosis of narcolepsy often depends on the coexistence of pathologic sleepiness and cataplectic attacks. We present a case of narcolepsy unequivocally diagnosed after daytime, split-screen, video -polysomnographic monitoring captured a prolonged cataplectic event du ring which the patient was coherent, conversant, and in electroencepha lographic rapid eye movement sleep.