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수면정신생리 (12권2호 133-138)
Gender Differences in Narcolepsy Symptomatology among Adolescents
청소년에서 기면병 증상의 성별차이에 관한 연구
Han, Eon-Kyung;Shin, Yoon-Kyung;Yoon, In-Young;
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital;Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital;Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital;
Objectives: Narcolepsy is characterized by excessive sleepiness, cataplexy, sleep paralysis and hypnagogic hallucination. As there have been few researches on narcolepsy symptomatology in adolescents, we examined gender differences and prevalence of narcolepsy tetrad among students attending high school. Methods: Total 20,407 subjects, ages 14-19 years filled out Ullanlinna Narcolepsy Scale (UNS). Subjects whose UNS scores were equal to or more than 14 were interviewed by telephone using semi-structured questionnaire. Variables included questions to evaluate tetrad of narcolepsy. Results: UNS scores were higher in female than male (
Adolescents;Gender;Narcolepsy;Ullanlinna Narcolepsy Scale;