Article
Increased incidence and clinical picture of childhood narcolepsy following the 2009 H1N1 pandemic vaccination campaign in Finland.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Partinen Markku, Saarenpää-Heikkilä Outi, Ilveskoski Ismo, Hublin Christer, Linna Miika, Olsén Päivi, Nokelainen Pekka, Alén Reija, Wallden Tiina, Espo Merimaaria, Rusanen Harri, Olme Jan, Sätilä Heli, Arikka Harri, Kaipainen Pekka, Julkunen Ilkka, Kirjavainen Turkka
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Narcolepsy is a rare neurological sleep disorder especially in children who are younger than 10 years. In the beginning of 2010, an exceptionally large number of Finnish children suffered from an abrupt onset of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) and cataplexy. Therefore, we carried out a systematic analysis of the incidence of narcolepsy in Finland between the years 2002-2010. METHODS: All Finnish...
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