Correlates to Problem Behaviors in Pediatric Narcolepsy: A Pilot Study

Conclusions:Patients with pediatric narcolepsy have high rates of attention and emotional/behavior problems. These problems strongly correlated with age. Younger children expressed higher emotional, behavioral, and attention problems. Sleep physicians need to be aware of and assess the mental and behavioral health of their pediatric patients with narcolepsy.Citation:Shelton AR, Malow B. Correlates to problem behaviors in pediatric narcolepsy: a pilot study.J Clin Sleep Med. 2017;13(12):1435–1440.
Source: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine : JCSM - Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research