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Hi. I Had This Freaky Thing Happen To Me Today.
Question: Hi. I had this freaky thing happen to me today. I have been very sleepy and lacking sleep for a few weeks and today i fell asleep on the couch. I drifted off to sleeep but then somehow in between being awake and asleep i tried to wake up but my body was jolting and i couldn't get up. I could hear everything. I could see everything but i couldn't physically get up then finally i was able to. Not sure what happened but i have had this before but not to this extent.
Brief Answer:
Proper investigations can sort out the daignosis.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
I am Dr Sudhir Kumar, Neurologist, and would try my best to help you.
I have noted the clinical details. Based on these, there are two possibilities:
1. Epilepsy- in view of jolting of body, which was involuntary, we should exclude epilepsy. As you were not unconscious, it is likely to be complex partial seizure. A brain MRI and EEG would help in further clarifying the diagnosis.
2. Narcolepsy- in this condition, patients have excessive daytime sleepiness and sudden episodes of loss of muscle tone leading to falls. Other feature is sleep paralysis. Polysomnography, including median sleep latency time (MSLT) can help confirm or exclude this disease.
I sincerely hope my reply has helped you.
I would be pleased to answer, if you have any follow up queries or if you require any further information.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) XXXXXXX Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, XXXXXXX
For DIRECT QUERY to me: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My blog: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.com/
Proper investigations can sort out the daignosis.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
I am Dr Sudhir Kumar, Neurologist, and would try my best to help you.
I have noted the clinical details. Based on these, there are two possibilities:
1. Epilepsy- in view of jolting of body, which was involuntary, we should exclude epilepsy. As you were not unconscious, it is likely to be complex partial seizure. A brain MRI and EEG would help in further clarifying the diagnosis.
2. Narcolepsy- in this condition, patients have excessive daytime sleepiness and sudden episodes of loss of muscle tone leading to falls. Other feature is sleep paralysis. Polysomnography, including median sleep latency time (MSLT) can help confirm or exclude this disease.
I sincerely hope my reply has helped you.
I would be pleased to answer, if you have any follow up queries or if you require any further information.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) XXXXXXX Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, XXXXXXX
For DIRECT QUERY to me: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My blog: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.com/
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