The clinical diagnosis of the narcoleptic syndrome

Journal of Sleep Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 41-52

  Parkes, J D ^a,c   Chen, S Y ^b   Clift, S J ^a   Dahlitz, M J ^a   Dunn, G ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cataplexy; Clinical diagnosis; Escessive daytime sleepiness; Rating scales; The narcoleptic syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATAPLEXY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERSOMNIA; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOOD; MUSCLE TONE; NARCOLEPSY; NIGHT SLEEP; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP WALKING; SOMNOLENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CATAPLEXY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NARCOLEPSY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SLEEP STAGES; SLEEP, REM; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 0031960178     PISSN: 09621105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2869.1998.00093.x     Document Type: Article

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