Sleep Disorders

A Patient with Intractable Attacks of Cataplexy

A 29-year-old white man presents for evaluation of refractory daily generalized convulsions and drop attacks previously diagnosed as cataplexy.



  • Title: A Patient with Intractable Attacks of Cataplexy
  • Authors: Lourdes M. DelRosso, Syeda Munir, Andrew L. Chesson, F.A.A.S.M., and Romy Hoque
  • Date: 2013
  • Source: J Clin Sleep Med. Oct 15, 2013; 9(10): 1098–1101.


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CBT and Pharmacotherapy for Insomnia

Insomnia, defined as difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep with impaired daytime functioning attributed to poor sleep, is one of the most common complaints brought to a physician's office practice. The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy of behavioral and pharmacological therapy.



  • Title: Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Pharmacotherapy for Insomnia - A Randomized Controlled Trial and Direct Comparison 
  • Authors: Gregg D. Jacobs, PhD; Edward F. Pace-Schott, MA; Robert Stickgold, PhD; Michael W. Otto, PhD
  • Date: 2004
  • Source: Arch Intern Med. 2004;164(17):1888-1896. doi:10.1001/archinte.164.17.1888.




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