Narcolepsy in a young Chinese child.
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.
Chiu
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Department of Psychiatry, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Wong
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Lee
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Chen
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CN
D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009290:Narcolepsy / Q000175:diagnosis