Treatment of cataplexy in a three-year-old using venlafaxine.

Authors :: Ratkiewicz M
Splaingard M
Source :: Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine [J Clin Sleep Med] 2013 Dec 15; Vol. 9 (12), pp. 1341-2. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Dec 15.
Publication Year :: 2013
Abstract: Narcolepsy with cataplexy is rare in children under 5 years of age. There is limited information on safe and effective treatment of cataplexy in young children. We describe successful treatment of cataplexy in a 3-year-old using venlafaxine and subsequently followed for over 2 years.

Subjects :: Child, Preschool
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Treatment Outcome
Venlafaxine Hydrochloride
Cataplexy drug therapy
Cyclohexanols therapeutic use
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors therapeutic use

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1550-9397
Volume :: 9
Issue :: 12
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 24340297
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.3284