title: Narcolepsy associated with other central nervous system disorders.
abstract: The authors identified patients with the coexistence of narcolepsy and another CNS disorder seen between 1975 and 1998 at their institution. Eighteen patients were identified, nine with narcolepsy commencing within 1 year before or after the other disorder. Seven patients (39%) had hypothalamic-pituitary syndromes. When they occur together, narcolepsy and other CNS disorders frequently emerge at about the same time, suggesting a causative relationship. Hypothalamic-pituitary pathology was the most common association.
authors.affiliation: Sleep Disorders Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.forename: B F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Boeve
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Krahn
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Silber
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009290:Narcolepsy / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology