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Narcolepsy and Other Comorbid Medical Illnesses

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Patients with narcolepsy may suffer from a host of other comorbid medical and psychiatric conditions. These include eating disorders and obesity, diabetes, schizophrenia, depression, fibromyalgia, migraine headaches, cognitive dysfunction and psychosocial impairment. The associations between narcolepsy and many of these comorbid medical problems have not been clearly defined, and there are often conflicting data in the medical literature. Nevertheless, it is important to be aware of possible associated medical comorbidities when caring for patients with narcolepsy, to facilitate early diagnosis and treatment of these disorders.

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  3. Sleep-Wake Disorders Center, Montefiore Hospital, East 210th Street 111, Bronx, 10467, U.S.A.

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Panossian, L.A., Avidan, A.Y. (2010). Narcolepsy and Other Comorbid Medical Illnesses. In: Goswami, M., Pandi-Perumal, S., Thorpy, M. (eds) Narcolepsy. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0854-4_10

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