Symptoms of narcolepsy in children misinterpreted as epilepsy

Epileptic Disorders

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-17

  Macleod, Stewart ^a   Ferrie, Colin ^b   Zuberi, Sameer M ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cataplexy; Differential diagnosis; Epilepsy; Narcolepsy

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOMIPRAMINE; DEXAMPHETAMINE; FLUOXETINE; IMIPRAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LAMOTRIGINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; MODAFINIL; VALPROIC ACID; VENLAFAXINE;

ABSENCE; AGITATION; ARTICLE; ATONIC SEIZURE; CATAPLEXY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MALE; NARCOLEPSY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP PATTERN; SOMNOLENCE;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BEHAVIOR; CATAPLEXY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAUGHTER; MALE; NARCOLEPSY; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 14844318161     PISSN: 12949361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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