A retrospective analysis of clinical characteristics of childhood narcolepsy | Zendy

Simranpal Dhanju | Zendy; Suhail AlSaleh | Zendy; Reshma Amin | Zendy; Shelly K. Weiss | Zendy; Allison Zweerink | Zendy; Alène Toulany | Zendy; Brian J. Murray | Zendy; Indra Narang | Zendy

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A retrospective analysis of clinical characteristics of childhood narcolepsy

Author(s) -

Simranpal Dhanju,

Suhail AlSaleh,

Reshma Amin,

Shelly K. Weiss,

Allison Zweerink,

Alène Toulany,

Brian J. Murray,

Indra Narang

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

paediatrics and child health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 1918-1485

pISSN - 1205-7088

DOI - 10.1093/pch/pxx205

Subject(s) - narcolepsy , cataplexy , sleep paralysis , pediatrics , medicine , hypotonia , psychiatry , neurology

Narcolepsy, encompassing excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), cataplexy, sleep paralysis and hypnogogic hallucinations, was previously considered rare in childhood. Recently, cases of childhood narcolepsy have increased significantly and the reasons for this may include the increasing awareness of narcolepsy as well as the H1N1 vaccination. The aim of this study was to describe the clinical characteristics of childhood narcolepsy, specifically focusing on cataplexy subtypes that may facilitate early recognition of narcolepsy.

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