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cataplexy [′kad·ə‚plek·sē] (medicine) Sudden loss of muscle tone provoked by exaggerated emotion, such as excessive anger or laughter, often associated with a profound desire for sleep. Prostration by the sudden onset of disease. Hypnotic sleep. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Unlike orexin-deficient mice, which are narcoleptic and cataplectic, the new mice sleep and act normally. The cataplectic attack may involve only a slight feeling of weakness and limp muscles (i. Some of the episodes might also be cataplectic events, notes Yanagisawa. |
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