Report of two narcoleptic patients with remission of hypersomnolence following use of prednisone.
This article focuses on 2 clinical case reports of narcoleptic patients who experienced an absence of excessive sleepiness during treatment of other illnesses with 40 mg daily intake of prednisone.
Coelho
Fernando Morgadinho Santos
FM
Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. fernandomorgadinho@hotmail.com
Pradella-Hallinan
Márcia
M
Alves
Gabriela Rodrigues
GR
Bittencourt
Lia Rita Azeredo
LR
Tufik
Sérgio
S
D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000188:drug therapy; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009290:Narcolepsy / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017286:Polysomnography; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012074:Remission Induction
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011241:Prednisone