Clinical and practical considerations in the pharmacologic management of narcolepsy

Highlights • Management of narcolepsy, an incurable, chronic neurologic disorder, remains challenging. • A variety of factors affect treatment decisions; the patient should be an active participant. • Subjective and objective measures of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) can be used to provide guid...

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Published in:	Sleep medicine Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 9 - 18
Main Authors:	Thorpy, Michael J, Dauvilliers, Yves
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01-01-2015 Elsevier
Subjects:	Cataplexy Central Nervous System Agents - therapeutic use Diagnosis Drug Therapy, Combination Excessive daytime sleepiness Human health and pathology Humans Life Sciences Narcolepsy Narcolepsy - complications Narcolepsy - drug therapy Narcolepsy - psychology Neurology Neurons and Cognition Patient Selection Sleep Medicine Treatment Excessive daytime sleepiness Narcolepsy Treatment Diagnosis Cataplexy
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Summary:	Highlights • Management of narcolepsy, an incurable, chronic neurologic disorder, remains challenging. • A variety of factors affect treatment decisions; the patient should be an active participant. • Subjective and objective measures of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) can be used to provide guidance on meeting treatment goals. • We highlight clinically relevant treatment recommendations to manage patients with narcolepsy.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-3 content type line 23 ObjectType-Review-1
ISSN:	1389-9457 1878-5506
DOI:	10.1016/j.sleep.2014.10.002