Does age at the onset of narcolepsy influence the course and severity of the disease?

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 967-972

  Nevsimalova, Sona ^a   Buskova, Jitka ^a   Kemlink, David ^a   Sonka, Karel ^a   Skibova, Jelena ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Age at onset; Body mass index; Course and severity; Education; Environmental factors; Narcolepsy; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPNAGOGIC HALLUCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SLEEP LATENCY TEST; NARCOLEPSY; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP PARAMETERS; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; BODY MASS INDEX; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCOLEPSY; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69949179160     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2009.01.010     Document Type: Article

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