Browsing by Subject "hypersomnia"

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    Quickly diagnosed and treated prepubertal Type 1 narcolepsy case
    (Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2018) Çökmüş F.P.; Aydın O.; Dikici D.S.; Sapmaz Ş.Y.
    Excessive daytime sleepiness, cataplexy, sleep paralysis, and hypnagogic hallucination are the classic tetrad of narcolepsy. It has been shown that narcolepsy, a chronic and disabling disease, starts in childhood and adolescence rather than adulthood. The International Classification of Sleep Disorder (ICSD-3) classifies narcolepsy into Type 1 (narcolepsy with cataplexy) and Type 2 (narcolepsy without cataplexy). There is low awareness and knowledge of narcolepsy among the general public, primary care physicians, and sleep specialists. It has been shown that the lack of recognition of disease symptoms delayed the diagnosis of narcolepsy from 8.7 to 22.1 years. In this case report, we will discuss the case of Type 1 narcolepsy, which started in the prepubertal period and was diagnosed and treated in a short period of time. © 2017 The Author(s).
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    Diagnostic and treatment process in a 12-year old adolescent with Kleine-Levin syndrome: A case presentation; [Kleine-Levin Sendromu tanısı konan 12 yaşındaki bir ergende tanı ve tedavi süreci]
    (Cukurova University, Faculty of Medicine, 2018) Özek Erkuran H.; Aydin Aşik E.; Yalin Sapmaz Ş.
    Kleine-Levin Syndrome (KLS) is a rare and frequently misdiagnosed disorder with typical onset at adolescence and a male dominance that is presented with hypersomnia, hyperphagia, dysinhibitated behavior and perceptive abnormalities. Even though increasing number of researches have been conducted to shed a light on its etiology, no clear underlying mechanism have yet been identified. Similar to relatively small information about etiology of the disorder, no specific treatment technique has been identified to successfully eliminate the phenomenon; however treatment options that target symptom relief and decline in frequency of episodes have been present. This case report aimed to present the clinical course of a 12 year old adolescent with KLS who was successfully treated with a combination of carbamazepine and short-acting methylphenidate that was used during episodes, along with discussion of relevant literature. © 2018, Cukurova University, Faculty of Medicine. All rights resreved.