#RareDiseaseDay Narcolepsy and Cataplexy is a rare disease caused by a lack of production of the hypocretin hormone in the brain. This causes dogs to enter into a catatonic sleep-like state. Presentation by Dr. Webb. | Southeast Veterinary Neurology

Causes and Types of Falls and Drops A. Drop Attacks With loss of consciousness: Syncope Seizures B. Without loss of consciousness: 1. Transient ischemic attacks: ...Vertebrobasilar insufficiency ...Anterior cerebral artery ischemia 2. Third ventricular and posterior fossa tumors 3. Chiari malformation 4. Otolithic crisis Cataplexy Falls 1. Neuromuscular disorders (neuropathy, radiculopathy, and myopathy) 2. Cerebral or cerebellar disorders 3. Cryptogenic falls in the middle-aged 4. Aging, neurod