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Case Reports
. 2019 Jul-Aug;36(4):337-339.
doi: 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_389_15.

Narcolepsy type 1

Rajesh Swarnakar  1 , Akshay Deotare  1
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Case Reports

Narcolepsy type 1

Rajesh Swarnakar et al. Lung India. 2019 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

Although being the second most common cause of disabling daytime sleepiness in the world, narcolepsy in India is seldom diagnosed. So far, only two cases had been reported. This is the case of narcolepsy in a 15-year-old female student struggling in her scholastic pursuit because of the disease.

Keywords: Cataplexy; Epworth Sleepiness Scale; multiple sleep latency test; narcolepsy.

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