Glossary for Cataplexy

• Anger: A strong feeling of displeasure and aggrevation
• Emotional disorders: A disorder of emotions
• Excitement: The sensation of increased anxiety and anticipation
• Falls: When a person losses balance and falls over
• Hydrocephalus: A rare condition where the normal flow of cerebrospinal fluid is impaired by dilated brain ventricles which causes the fluid to accumulate in the skull and hence result in increased brain pressure.
• Laughter: Laughter as a symptom (e.g. inappropriate laughter)
• Leg weakness: Muscle weakness of the leg
• Narcolepsy: Narcolepsy is characterized by the classic tetrad of excessive daytime sleepiness, cataplexy, hypnagogic hallucinations, and sleep paralysis.

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