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[A case of narcolepsy in adolescent]
E A Korabelnikova1, K N Strigin1
1Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia.
Abstract:
A description of the clinical observation of the teenager with narcolepsy is presented. This case demonstrates specific clinical and polysomnographic characteristics of narcolepsy with cataplexy as well as a unique combination of paroxysmal forms of diseases affecting the state of sleep and wakefulness (narcolepsy, epilepsy and other phenomena related to sleep medicine). These forms include sleep-associated eating disorder and restless legs syndrome. The current approaches to treatment of narcolepsy are presented.
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