Abstract
Narcolepsy is a chronic disease commonly diagnosed in middle adulthood. However, the first symptoms often appear in childhood and/or adolescence.
Pediatric cases of narcolepsy are among the most often underrecognised and underdiagnosed diseases
Keywords
Childhood narcolepsy Infants and toddlers School age Adolescents Atypical features Secondary cases Diagnostic criteria at different ages Treatment and management hypocretin-1 orexin-a coffin-lowry-syndrome disease type-c daytime sleepiness prepubertal children 8-year-old boy cataplexy diagnosis onset deficiency