Neuroblastoma

Neuroblastoma is a malignant tumor of neural crest cells, the cells that give rise to the sympathetic nervous system, which is observed in children.

Cataplexy

A sudden and transient episode of bilateral loss of muscle tone, often triggered by emotions.


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PMID (PMCID)
23827430
FEMALE
Narcolepsy with cataplexy as presenting symptom of occult neuroblastoma.
Sinsioco C, Silver K, Forrest KM, Gray J, Nechay A, Sheldon S, Chelmicka Schorr E.
Pediatr Neurol. 2013;49(1):64-7.
Narcolepsy with cataplexy as presenting symptom of occult neuroblastoma.
23827430
FEMALE
Narcolepsy with cataplexy as presenting symptom of occult neuroblastoma.
Sinsioco C, Silver K, Forrest KM, Gray J, Nechay A, Sheldon S, Chelmicka Schorr E.
Pediatr Neurol. 2013;49(1):64-7.
Here we describe three patients, each presenting in early childhood with complex neurological symptoms including narcolepsy with cataplexy that were subsequently found to have paraspinal neuroblastoma.