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Re: N in young children?

Posted by SGS on January 29, 2004 at 16:27:25:

In Reply to: N in young children? posted by FourPeas on January 21, 2004 at 18:08:39:

He's much more likely to have Sleep Disordered Breathing than Narcolepsy. I think in young children narcolepsy is usually found with cataplexy. Narcolepsy is rare. Sleep Disordered Breathing is quite common but is treatable surgically in children.

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