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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1997;40(2):265-269. Published online February 15, 1997.

A CaseofNarcolepsy Diagnosed by MultipleSleep Latency Test

Kharp Sue KS Yoo², Won Kyu WK Choi¹, Jae Seung JS Yang¹, Jong Soo JS Kim¹

²Department of Pediatrics, Dong-in Hospital, Kangnung, Korea

Abstract

Narcolepsy is a serious, lifelong, disabling disorder characterized by a tetrad of symptoms including excessive daytime sleepiness, cataplexy, hypnagogic hallucination, and sleep paralysis. We experienced a 14 year old boy with a narcolepsy diagnosed by typical clinical symptoms above mentioned and multiple sleep latency test. A brief review of the related literatures was also made.

Keywords :Narcolepsy, Multiple sleep latency test