Childhood-onset narcolepsy, obesity and puberty in four consecutive children: A close temporal link

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 257-265

  Perriol, Marie Pierre ^a   Cartigny, M ^a   Lamblin, M D ^a   Poirot, I ^a   Weill, J ^a   Derambure, P ^a   Monaca, C ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Narcolepsy; Obesity; Puberty; Sleepiness; SOREM

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; LEPTIN; MODAFINIL; OREXIN;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; MALE; NARCOLEPSY; OBESITY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 77952122423     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2010.23.3.257     Document Type: Article

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