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Journal of Pediatric Neurology 2017; 15(04): 177-179
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1597598
Case Report
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Narcolepsy without Cataplexy Mimicking Psychiatric Illness

Keisuke Ueda
1   Division of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, United States
2   Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, United States
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Fatema Serajee
1   Division of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, United States
2   Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, United States
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14 September 2016

03 November 2016

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07 December 2016 (online)

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Abstract

Hallucinations can be seen in pediatric population with various kinds of illnesses including psychiatric disorders and sleep disorders. As psychiatry disorders and sleep disorders share common symptoms, it is difficult to differentiate. We report a case of narcolepsy without cataplexy in a 12-year-old girl who was initially diagnosed with psychiatric illnesses from excessive sleepiness and visual and auditory hallucinations. She did not improve with antipsychotic medication but responded well to stimulant medication. We emphasize the importance of having narcolepsy in differential diagnoses for hallucinations in pediatric population.

Keywords

narcolepsy - hallucination - schizophrenia
 

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