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Prevalence of narcolepsy-cataplexy in Korean adolescents.
Acta neurologica Scandinavica - 1 Apr 2008
Shin Y K, Yoon I Y, Han E K, No Y M, Hong M C, Yun Y D, Jung B K, Chung S H, Choi J B, Cyn J G, Lee Y J, Hong S C
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BACKGROUND: Narcolepsy typically begins between adolescence and early adulthood causing severe neuropsychiatric impairments, but few prevalence studies are available on adolescent narcoleptics. In the present study, we investigated the prevalence of narcolepsy-cataplexy in adolescents. METHODS: In total 20,407 students, aged 14-19 years, participated in this study. Ullanlinna Narcolepsy Scale (UNS) was applied to...
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