Tricks to rapidly terminate episodes of cataplexy in narcolepsy

- A trick to rapidly terminate episodes of cataplexy was described in two patients.
- The trick was applied by patient's relatives.
- The trick was a specific maneuver (painful stimulation or passive body motion).
- The high frequency of cataplexy during the disease allowed to discover the trick.
- These tricks were found according to the popular beliefs of patients' relatives.