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This research aims to understand the demographics, disease characteristics, and treatment patterns in pediatric patients with narcolepsy.

May 10, 2026SLEEP

0693 Demographics and Disease Characteristics Among Pediatric Patients with Narcolepsy

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This research aims to understand the demographics, disease characteristics, and treatment patterns in pediatric patients with narcolepsy.
Retrospective review of registry data from 22 US hospitals (2009-2017)
Included patients aged ≤18 years diagnosed with narcolepsy type 1 or type 2
Data analyzed descriptively following clinical evaluations and polysomnographic studies.
Identified 471 pediatric patients with 70.3% having narcolepsy type 1 and 29.5% type 2.
Median ages at symptom onset and diagnosis were 9.0 years and 12.0 years, respectively.
62.6% reported restless sleep, and 87.9% had prior treatment with stimulants.

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Retrospective review reveals demographics and characteristics of pediatric narcolepsy patients, suggesting improvement in diagnosis is needed.

Maski et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Retrospective review reveals demographics and characteristics of pediatric narcolepsy patients, suggesting improvement in diagnosis is needed.