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1: Singapore Med J. 1990 Aug;31(4):403-4.Links

Narcolepsy in a young Chinese child.

Chiu HF, Wong V, Lee S, Chen CN.

Department of Psychiatry, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Narcolepsy is characterized by narcoleptic sleep attacks, cataplexy, sleep paralysis and hypnagogic hallucinations. It is very rare in children. A 7-year old Chinese boy presenting with typical narcoleptic symptoms is reported. Diagnosis of narcolepsy usually relies on the clinical picture, the presence of sleep-onset REM periods on nocturnal polysomnograph and the Multiple Sleep Latency Test. The strong association with HLA-DR2 may help in diagnosis, especially in children.

PMID: 2255943 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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