Benefit of repeat multiple sleep latency testing in confirming a possible narcolepsy diagnosis

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 412-414

  Coelho, Fernando M S ^a,b   Georgsson, Hlynur ^a   Murray, Brian J ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Excessive daytime sleepiness; Idiopathic hypersomnia; Multiple sleep latency test; Narcolepsy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATAPLEXY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; HYPNAGOGIC HALLUCINATION; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE SLEEP LATENCY TEST; NARCOLEPSY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARASOMNIA; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; REM SLEEP; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SLEEP PARAMETERS; SLEEP TIME; SOMNOLENCE;

HUMANS; NARCOLEPSY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP; SLEEP STAGES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80051771356     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: 15371603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0b013e31822734a3     Document Type: Article

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