Sleep Disturbances in Psychiatric Disorders of Childhood and AdolescenceSummary: As a symptom of many psychiatric disorders of childhood and adolescence, sleep disturbances often complicate the course and treatment of the underlying disorder. A somatic ...
Neuropsychological Performance in Patients with Narcolepsy with Special Emphasis on AttentionAbstract: Attention and memory problems are presumably responsible for a variety of everyday life problems in patients with narcolepsy. Nevertheless, relatively ...
Narcolepsy in childhood and adolescence: symptoms, diagnosis, and therapy. A case reportAbstract. Narcolepsy is a rare, multifactorial disease of the hypothalamus characterized by its leading symptoms of excessive ...
NarcolepsyAbstract. Narcolepsy is a chronic sleep-wake disorder characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness and sudden loss of muscle tone triggered by emotions (cataplexy). Further symptoms include sleep paralysis, hallucinations and fragmented night-...
Narcolepsy and Other ’Central Disorders of Hypersomnolence’Abstract. ’Excessive daytime sleepiness’, ’hypersomnia’ in the sense of prolonged sleep need, ’tiredness’ or ’fatigue’ are frequent complaints in ...