Open AccessNarcolepsy type 1
Author(s) -
Rajesh Swarnakar,
Akshay Deotare
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_389_15
Subject(s) - narcolepsy , medicine , excessive daytime sleepiness , pediatrics , psychiatry , sleep disorder , modafinil , insomnia
Although being the second most common cause of disabling daytime sleepiness in the world, narcolepsy in India is seldom diagnosed. So far, only two cases had been reported. This is the case of narcolepsy in a 15-year-old female student struggling in her scholastic pursuit because of the disease.