Exploring the presence of narcolepsy in patients with schizophrenia.

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Sansa G, Gavaldà A, Gaig C, Monreal J, Ercilla G, Casamitjana R, Ribera G, Iranzo A, Santamaria J. BMC Psychiatry. 2016 Jun 1;16:177.

BACKGROUND: There are several case reports of patients with narcolepsy and schizophrenia, but a systematic examination of the association of both disorders has not been done. The aim of this work is to assess the frequency of narcolepsy with cataplexy in a large consecutive series of adult patients with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder.
METHODS: We screened 366 consecutive patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder with a sleep questionnaire and the Epworth Sleepines scale (ESS) exploring narcoleptiform symptoms. Those who screened positive were assessed by a sleep specialist, and offered an HLA determination. CSF hypocretin-1 determination was proposed to those who were HLA DQB1*06:02 positive.
RESULTS: On the screening questionnaire, 17 patients had an ESS score ≥11 without cataplexy, 15 had cataplexy-like symptoms with an ESS score < 11, and four had an ESS score ≥11 plus cataplexy-like symptoms. Of those, 24 patients were evaluated by a sleep specialist. Five of these 24 were HLA DQB1*06:02 positive, and three of these five subjects underwent lumbar puncture showing normal hypocretin-1 levels.
CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that narcolepsy with cataplexy is not an unrecognized disease in adult patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder.

Ventana Cientifica. Junio 2016. Artículo 167
Exploring the presence of narcolepsy in patients with schizophrenia.

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