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Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.) ; 42(3): 314-316, May-June 2020. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1132086

ABSTRACT

Objective: To report the successful use of lisdexamfetamine in the management of narcolepsy. Methods: Five narcoleptic patients received lisdexamfetamine, at different dosages and for different periods, for management of excessive daytime sleepiness and weight control. Results: All patients experienced improvement of excessive daytime sleepiness and lost weight without side effects. Conclusion: Lisdexamfetamine appears promising for the treatment of two of the most common symptoms of narcolepsy: excessive daytime sleepiness and weight gain.


Subject(s)
Weight Gain/drug effects , Weight Loss/drug effects , Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate/therapeutic use , Sleepiness , Central Nervous System Stimulants/therapeutic use , Narcolepsy/drug therapy , Time Factors , Retrospective Studies , Treatment Outcome , Middle Aged
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Psiquiatr. salud ment ; 34(3/4): 228-232, jul.-dic. 2017.
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: biblio-967565

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCCIÓN El presente estudio busca comenzar un abordaje inicial del fenómeno del consumo de Modafinilo en profesionales de la Salud Mental en Chile y los factores precipitantes que promueven el consumo de esta sustancia psicoestimulante. OBJETIVOS: Realizar una revisión bibliográfica respecto del consumo de Psicoestimulantes en Profesionales de la Salud Mental; identificar el psicoestimulante de más fácil acceso; buscar y contactar a profesionales de la salud mental del SSMC que consuman activamente Modafinilo e Identificar los posibles factores precipitantes asociados al consumo de Modafinilo. MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS: Reporte de caso y análisis de discurso de una entrevista en profundidad, identificando las categorías centrales que estructuran la experiencia del profesional respecto de su consumo. RESULTADOS Y DISCUSIÓN: De acuerdo al análisis de la entrevista, podemos destacar cuatro factores que desencadenan el consumo habitual de la sustancia psicoestimulante: la narcolepsia, sobrecarga laboral, sobrecarga emocional y el fácil acceso al Modafinilo. CONCLUSIONES: La bibliografía existente es muy escasa; este estudio se constituye como una primera aproximación al abordaje de este tema a nivel nacional; la sobrecarga emocional cobra gran importancia ya que complementa la dependencia fisiológica; los estados emocionales que generan y mantienen el consumo en el profesional se ven asociados a eventos ambientales, y la dependencia psicológica es una realidad inseparable de la dependencia fisiológica.


BACKGROUND: The present study aims to start an initial approach to the phenomenon of Modafinil use in mental health professionals in Chile, and the precipitating factors that promote the consumption of this psychostimulant substance. OBJETIVES: To carry out a bibliographic review regarding the use of Psychostimulants in Mental Health Professionals; to identify the most easily accessible psychostimulant; to find and contact mental health professionals who actively consume Modafinil and to identify the possible precipitating factors associated with consumption of Modafinil. METHODS: Case report and discourse analysis of an in-depth interview, identifying the central categories that structure the professional's experience regarding their consumption. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: According to the analysis of the interview, we can highlight four factors that trigger the habitual consumption of the psychostimulant substance: Narcolepsy, work overload, emotional overload and easy access to Modafinil. CONCLUSIONS: The existing literature is very scarce; this study constitutes a first approach of this topic at national level; emotional overload is of great importance since it complements the physiological dependence; the emotional states that generate and maintain consumption in the professional are seen associated with environmental factors, and psychological dependence is an inseparable reality of physiological dependence.


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Attitude of Health Personnel , Mental Health , Modafinil/administration & dosage , Central Nervous System Stimulants/administration & dosage , Self Medication , Precipitating Factors , Interviews as Topic , Workload , Substance-Related Disorders , Dependency, Psychological , Drug Utilization , Narcolepsy/drug therapy
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Tunisie Medicale [La]. 2008; 86 (12): 1042-1050
in French | IMEMR | ID: emr-119713

ABSTRACT

Narcolepsy is a chronic neurologic disease whose main features are excessive daytime sleepiness and cataplexy. It is a rare disorder which is most frequently sporadic. The age of onset shows two peaks. Both genetic and environmental factors play in its pathophysiolgy. Association with a specific HLA antigen and implication of the hypocretin system are very important findings. Narcolepsy's diagnosis is based on clinical findings but polysomnographic monitoring and multiple sleep latency test are usually necessary. Treatment of narcolepsy has been substantially modified with the advent of Modafinil which is effective as amphetamine with less undesirable effects. New etiologic treatments, such as hypocretin agonists, are currently being developed


Subject(s)
Humans , Narcolepsy/physiopathology , Narcolepsy/drug therapy , Narcolepsy/therapy , Narcolepsy/epidemiology
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Arq. neuropsiquiatr ; 65(2A): 336-337, jun. 2007.
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-453937

ABSTRACT

This article focuses on 2 clinical case reports of narcoleptic patients who experienced an absence of excessive sleepiness during treatment of other illnesses with 40 mg daily intake of prednisone.


Este artigo refere-se à discussão de 2 casos de pacientes portadores de narcolepsia que apresentaram remissão de hipersonolência diurna excessiva durante tratamento de outras doenças com 40 mg de prednisona.


Subject(s)
Adult , Humans , Male , Anti-Inflammatory Agents/therapeutic use , Narcolepsy/drug therapy , Prednisone/therapeutic use , Anti-Inflammatory Agents/administration & dosage , Bronchitis/drug therapy , Colitis, Ulcerative/drug therapy , Polysomnography , Prednisone/administration & dosage , Remission Induction
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Arq. neuropsiquiatr ; 64(3b): 865-868, set. 2006. ilus, tab
Article in English, Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-437164

ABSTRACT

Whipple disease (WD) is a rare systemic infection caused by Tropheryma whippelii. Neurological involvement has been recognised in 40 percent of patients, either as initial manifestations or during the course of the disease. We report on a 45 years-old man with WD with initial, persistent and irresistible episodes of daytime somnolence. The patient was HLA-DQB1*0602 positive (genetic marker for narcolepsy). WD diagnosis was suspected on clinical and MRI basis and confirmed by histological and immunohistochemical study of duodenal biopsy. Forty months later all clinical features improved, narcoleptic-like episodes disappeared and cerebral MRI and CSF normalised. Longitudinal neurophysiological studies revealed persistent sleep pattern abnormalities with sleep fragmentation, paucity of slow wave and of REM sleep. The disruption of the hypocretin circuitry in the hypothalamic - diencephalic region triggered by the infection was the probable cause of the hypersomnia and narcopleptic symptoms. WD should be added to the list of causes of secondary hypersomnia.


A doença de Whipple (DW) é infecção sistémica rara causada pelo Tropheryma whippelii. Cerca de 40 por cento dos doentes apresentam envolvimento neurológico, seja como manifestação inicial da doença, seja durante o seu curso. Apresentamos o caso de um homem de 45 anos com doença de DW com episódios iniciais, persistentes e irresistíveis de sonolência durante a actividade diurna. O doente era positivo para o HLA-DQB1*0602 (marcador genético de narcolepsia). A suspeita do diagnóstico de DW foi levantada com base na clínica e RM e confirmada por estudo imunocitoquímico do material de biópsia jejunal. Quarenta meses mais tarde, todas as manifestações clínicas melhoraram, os episódios narcolépticos desapareceram, e a RM e o LCR normalizaram. Os estudos neurofisiológicos seriados do sono revelaram alterações persistentes caracterizadas por fragmentação do sono, escassez de ondas lentas e sono REM. A perturbação do circuito da hipocretina na região hipotálamo-diencefálica, causada pela infecção, foi a causa provável da hipersónia num doente geneticamente susceptível. A DW deve ser incluída nas causas de hipersónia secundária.


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Narcolepsy/etiology , Whipple Disease/complications , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Anti-Infective Agents/therapeutic use , Ceftriaxone/therapeutic use , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Narcolepsy/diagnosis , Narcolepsy/drug therapy , Polysomnography , Streptomycin/therapeutic use , Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination/therapeutic use , Whipple Disease/diagnosis , Whipple Disease/drug therapy
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Rev. bras. neurol ; 34(2): 39-42, mar.-abr. 1998. tab
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-220857

ABSTRACT

O tratamento da narcolepsia visa seus dois sintomas principais, a sonolência excessiva diurna e a cataplexia. A primeira é usualmente controlada com anfetmina, metilfenidato e pemoline. Mais recentemente, inibidores da MAO, e principalmente os inibidores seletivos de MAO-A e B têm mostrado resultados promissores, com a selegilina. Modafinil, um estimulante alfa-1-adrenérgico tem também evidenciado bons resultados. A cataplexia, por sua vez, é geralmente tratada com antidepressivos tricíclicos. Dentre as novas drogas, sem efeito colateral antropínico, temos o hidrocloreto de viloxazina, um bloqueador de recaptaçäo da noradrenalina


Subject(s)
Humans , Amphetamine , Amphetamine/therapeutic use , Cataplexy/drug therapy , Sleep Wake Disorders/drug therapy , Methylphenidate , Methylphenidate/therapeutic use , Narcolepsy/drug therapy , Pemoline , Pemoline/therapeutic use , Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation/therapeutic use , Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation/administration & dosage , Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic/therapeutic use , Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic/administration & dosage , Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors , Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors/therapeutic use , Selegiline , Selegiline/therapeutic use
10.
Arq. neuropsiquiatr ; 55(3A): 423-6, set. 1997. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-209530

ABSTRACT

Narcolepsy main symptoms include excessive daytime sleepiness and cataplexy. Its chronic course is accompanied by phychosocial impairment added to the difficulties and side effects of stimulants and tricyclics long term use. Depressive complaints are occasionally reported. The aim of this paper was to evaluate objectively the possibility of depression in a sample of 12 narcoleptics (7F;5M), with mean age of 53 years (12 years SD), using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D). The results showed absence of depressive disorder in 75.0 percent of the cases according to BDI (or 58.3 percent according to HAM-D). The remaining patients had mild depression (only one patient presented major depression). The findings showed no correlation between narcolepsy and major depression.


Subject(s)
Adult , Middle Aged , Female , Humans , Depression , Narcolepsy/complications , Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic/pharmacology , Central Nervous System Stimulants/pharmacology , Depression/diagnosis , Narcolepsy/drug therapy
14.
Neurobiologia ; 51(2): 79-94, abr.-jun. 1988.
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-58635

ABSTRACT

Até a pouco considerada uma síndrome rara, a narcolepsia passou a ser vista como das causas mais comuns de sonolência excessiva diurna. A mudança se deve principalmente aos avanços tecnológicos que permitem chegar ao diagnóstico preciso, com o uso da polissonografia em Centros de Distúrbios do Sono. Concorrem também, o nosso melhor conhecimento da sua fisiopatologia, e seu modelo animal. A facilidade do diagnóstico levou à pesquisa da terapêutica e abertura de um leque de possibilidades, motivando ainda mais a nossa atualizaçäo, já que tal afecçäo é severa, incapacitante e crônica. Analisaremos aqui, o quadro clínico da narcolepsia com os critérios atuais de diagnóstico e iremos rever em mais detalhes as terapêuticas clássicas e olhar o futuro nas drogas que ainda estäo em etapas experimentais. Narcolepsia é uma das principais causas de sonolência excessiva durante o dia. As manifestaçöes clínicas, bases fisiopatológicas, polissonografia e principalmente a terapêutica säo revistas neste artigo. Analisa-se de forma crítica as drogas clássicas e as novas, ainda em emprego experimental, incluindo anfetaminas, metilfenidato, pemoline, mazindol, codeina, metadona, gamahidroxibutirato, fluoxedine, zimelidine, propanolol, modafinil e viloxazine


Subject(s)
Humans , Narcolepsy , Narcolepsy/diagnosis , Narcolepsy/drug therapy
15.
Acta psiquiátr. psicol. Am. Lat ; 31(1): 62-8, mar. 1985. ilus, tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-1593

ABSTRACT

Se revisan algunos de los conceptos fundamentales de la biologia de la narcolepsia, con énfasis en los aspectos genéticos, neuroquímicos y psicofarmacológicos. Los autores dividen estos últimos en psicofármacos convencionales (antidepresivos y psicoestimulantes) y nuevos enfoques farmacológicos, (propranolol, mazindol, L-Dopa y gamahidroxibutirato), y comentan su experiencia preliminar con uno de ellos; la clonidina


Subject(s)
Dogs , Animals , Humans , Clonidine/therapeutic use , Mazindol/therapeutic use , Narcolepsy/drug therapy , Sleep, REM/drug effects , Sodium Oxybate/therapeutic use
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