Experience with the use of modafinil in the treatment of narcolepsy in a outpatient facility specialized in diurnal excessive sleepiness in São Paulo

Experience with the use of modafinil in the treatment of narcolepsy in a outpatient facility specialized in diurnal excessive sleepiness in São Paulo

Narcolepsy is a chronic neurological disease characterized by diurnal excessive sleepiness and catapleaxy. It affects 1 in every 2000 to 4000 individuals with personal, social and familiar significant repercussions. The treatment of narcolepsy is mainly based on the use of stimulants for the control...

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Main Authors: Nilce Sanny Costa da Silva Behrens, Eduardo Lopes, Danielle Pereira, Hassana de Almeida Fonseca, Paola Oliveira Cavalcanti, Taís Figueiredo de Araújo Lima, Marcia Pradella-Hallinan, Juliana Castro, Sergio Tufik, Fernando Morgadinho Santos Coelho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2014-03-01
Series:Sleep Science
Subjects:
Modafinil
Narcolepsy
Treatment
Diurnal excessive sleepiness
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1984006314000182

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