The clinical diagnosis and therapy process of pediatric narcolepsy and diagnostic value of video-electroencephalogram
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4408.2016.10.004
- VernacularTitle:儿童发作性睡病的临床诊治进展及视频脑电图的诊断价值探讨
- Author:
Yao DENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Narcolepsy;
Children;
Multiple sleep latency test;
Video-electroencephalogram;
Diagnosis
- From:
International Journal of Pediatrics
2016;43(10):754-759
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Narcolepsy is a common chronic sleep disorder attacking adolescence,characterized by a typical tetrad of excessive daytime sleepiness,cataplexy,sleep paralysis and hypnagonic/hypnopompic hallucinations,affecting both mental and psychological aspects of children.Thus,making an early diagnosis and therapy is of great importance.Clinical diagnosis mainly depends on the multiple sleep latency test across the video electroencephalogram.In this article,we mainly describe the diagnosis and treatment progress of pediatric narcolepsy and clinical value of video-electroencephalogram.
