Efficiency of a Combination of Pharmacological Treatment and Nondrug Interventions in Childhood Narcolepsy

BAYRAM A. K., PER H., İSMAİLOĞULLARI S., CANPOLAT M., GÜMÜŞ H., Aksu M.

NEUROPEDIATRICS, vol.47, no.6, pp.380-387, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 47 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1055/s-0036-1588019
  • Journal Name: NEUROPEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.380-387
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective Narcolepsy is a chronic sleep disorder characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness, cataplexy, hypnagogic and/or hypnopompic hallucinations, and sleep paralysis. It is one of the most important causes of excessive daytime sleepiness in the pediatric population. The aim of this study is to present the clinical and laboratory findings, and treatment results of pediatric patients with narcolepsy.