Affiliations: Department of Child Health (Neurology), Sultan Qaboos
University Hospital, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Muscat,
Oman | Department of Sleep Medicine and Clinical Physiology,
Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, College of Medicine and Health Sciences,
Muscat, Oman | Department of Pharmacy, Sultan Qaboos University
Hospital, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Muscat, Oman
Note: [] Correspondence: Prof. Roshan Koul, Department of Child Health
(Neurology), Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, College of Medicine and Health
Sciences, Muscat, Oman. Tel.: +968 992 10428; Fax: +968 244 13128; E-mail:
roshankoul@hotmail.com
Abstract: Narcolepsy is a disorder of the sleep-wake cycle with long-term
sequale. It is under recognized in children. Two children with
narcolepsy/cataplexy are reported. Both were treated outside initially for
epilepsy. Both are reasonably well on follow up. Narcolepsy and cataplexy is
uncommon in children and should be considered when a child presents with
typical history of excessive sleepiness, or odd features of epilepsy.
