Increased incidence and clinical picture of childhood narcolepsy following the 2009 H1N1 pandemic vaccination campaign in Finland.

<h4>Background</h4>Narcolepsy is a rare neurological sleep disorder especially in children who are younger than 10 years. In the beginning of 2010, an exceptionally large number of Finnish children suffered from an abrupt onset of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) and cataplexy. Therefo...

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Main Authors: Markku Partinen, Outi Saarenpää-Heikkilä, Ismo Ilveskoski, Christer Hublin, Miika Linna, Päivi Olsén, Pekka Nokelainen, Reija Alén, Tiina Wallden, Merimaaria Espo, Harri Rusanen, Jan Olme, Heli Sätilä, Harri Arikka, Pekka Kaipainen, Ilkka Julkunen, Turkka Kirjavainen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22470463/pdf/?tool=EBI