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Some Experiments in the Chemistry of Narcoleptic Sleep

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

J. I. Evans  and
Ian Oswald
J. I. Evans
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh
Ian Oswald
Affiliation:
University of Western Australia
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Patients with idiopathic narcolepsy are seen by both neurologists and psychiatrists. The diagnosis has traditionally been made on the basis of a history of frequently falling asleep against the patient's wishes, attacks of cataplexy or loss of muscle tone upon sudden emotion, episodes of sleep paralysis, and an account of vivid, dream-like experiences during the periods of involuntary sleep.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 112 , Issue 485 , April 1966 , pp. 401 - 404
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1966 

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