Cataplexy vs. Catalepsy

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Difference Between Cataplexy and Catalepsy
Cataplexynoun
(medicine) An abrupt loss of muscle tone, sometimes associated with narcolepsy.
Catalepsynoun
(pathology) severe bodily condition, described in psychiatric pathology, marked by sudden rigidity, fixation of posture, and loss of contact with environmental conditions
Catalepsynoun
a trancelike state with loss of voluntary motion and failure to react to stimuli
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