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Case 39: - Narcolepsy Disorder

from Part 1: - Vignettes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 September 2025

Howard CH Khoe
Affiliation:
National Psychiatry Residency Programme, Singapore
Cheryl WL Chang
Affiliation:
National University Hospital, Singapore
Cyrus SH Ho
Affiliation:
National University Hospital, Singapore
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Chapter 39 covers the topic of narcolepsy disorder. Through a case vignette with topical MCQs for consolidation of learning, readers are brought through from first presentation to treatment of narcolepsy disorder. Topics covered include diagnosis, assessment of severity and management.

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Practise Psychiatry
A Guide Through Vignettes and MCQs
, pp. 347 - 351
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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  • Narcolepsy Disorder
  • Howard CH Khoe, National Psychiatry Residency Programme, Singapore, Cheryl WL Chang, National University Hospital, Singapore, Cyrus SH Ho, National University Hospital, Singapore
  • Book: Practise Psychiatry
  • Online publication: 04 September 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009458634.039
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  • Narcolepsy Disorder
  • Howard CH Khoe, National Psychiatry Residency Programme, Singapore, Cheryl WL Chang, National University Hospital, Singapore, Cyrus SH Ho, National University Hospital, Singapore
  • Book: Practise Psychiatry
  • Online publication: 04 September 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009458634.039
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  • Narcolepsy Disorder
  • Howard CH Khoe, National Psychiatry Residency Programme, Singapore, Cheryl WL Chang, National University Hospital, Singapore, Cyrus SH Ho, National University Hospital, Singapore
  • Book: Practise Psychiatry
  • Online publication: 04 September 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009458634.039
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