title: Narcolepsy in a young Chinese child.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong.
authors: H F
authors: HF
authors: Chiu
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Wong
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Lee
authors: C N
authors: CN
authors: Chen
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009290:Narcolepsy / Q000175:diagnosis