J Korean Pediatr Soc.
1997 Feb;40(2):265-269.
A Case of Narcolepsy Diagnosed by Multiple Sleep Latency Test
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- 1Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University, Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.
- 2Department of Pediatrics, Dong-in Hospital, Kangnung, Korea.
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- Narcolepsy is a serious, lifelong, disabling disorder characterized by a tetrad of symptoms including excessive daytime sleepiness, cataplexy, hypnagogic hallucination, and sleep paralysis. We experienced a 14 year old boy with a narcolepsy diagnosed by typical clinical symptoms above mentioned and multiple sleep latency test. A brief review of the related literatures was also made.
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