Hypersomnolence among Adolescents: Narcolepsy an Often Misdiagnosed Condition

JOURNAL TITLE: Indian Journal of Sleep Medicine

Author
1. Alok Nath
2. Anupama Gupta
3. Ravi Mishra
4. Garima Shukla
ISSN
0973-340X
DOI
10.5005/jp-journals-10069-00010
Volume
12
Issue
3
Publishing Year
2017
Pages
4
Author Affiliations
    1. Neurosciences Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
    2. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
    1. Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
    1. Department of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India
    1. Department of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Article keywords
    Adolescent, Hypersomnolence, Multiple sleep latency test, Sleep, Type II narcolepsy

    Abstract

    Hypersomnolence is becoming an important problem in adolescents because of the change of lifestyle. Narcolepsy is a chronic and incurable sleep disorder, classically presenting with excessive daytime sleepiness associated with cataplexy, hypnagogic hallucinations, sleep paralysis and nocturnal sleep fragmentation. It's most common presenting symptom and essential feature is excessive daytime sleepiness. Diagnosis is often missed in India because of lack of proper sleep labs and training to diagnose this disorder This case highlights the need to keep Narcolepsy among the common differentials for adolescents presenting with excessive daytime sleepiness, while also looking for other common causes of the same. A detailed approach to the same is also discussed.

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