Cases of pediatric narcolepsy after misdiagnoses

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 362-365

  Kauta, Shilpa R ^a   Marcus, Carole L ^b  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE; MODAFINIL; OXYBATE SODIUM; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; VENLAFAXINE;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONVERSION DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; JAW DISEASE; MALE; NARCOLEPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP;

CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NARCOLEPSY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SODIUM OXYBATE;

EID: 84867308065     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: 18735150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2012.08.005     Document Type: Article

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