Child Neurology: A Case Series of Heterogeneous Neuropsychiatric Symptoms and Outcome in Very Early-Onset Narcolepsy Type 1.
Journal
Neurology
ISSN: 1526-632X
Titre abrégé: Neurology
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0401060
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 06 2022
07 06 2022
Historique:
received:
12
08
2021
accepted:
16
03
2022
pubmed:
8
4
2022
medline:
9
6
2022
entrez:
7
4
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Narcolepsy type 1 is a central disorder of hypersomnolence characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness, cataplexy (i.e., sudden loss of muscle tone during wakefulness triggered by emotions), and REM sleep-related manifestations that can present with a peculiar phenotype when arising at a pediatric age. Several features of childhood-onset narcolepsy type 1 are also common in neuropsychiatric conditions; discrete neuropsychiatric comorbidity has also been demonstrated. Here, we report on 3 children with very early narcolepsy type 1. All 3 patients had psychiatric features at the time of symptom onset coupled with peculiar motor disturbances. The course of narcolepsy symptoms also paralleled neuropsychiatric symptoms, suggesting a possible intrinsic link between sleep and psychological features. Multidisciplinary management is mandatory for pediatric narcolepsy type 1 since prompt disease management addressing neuropsychiatric symptoms could lead to better clinical outcomes and quality of life.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35387850
pii: WNL.0000000000200666
doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000200666
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
984-989Informations de copyright
© 2022 American Academy of Neurology.