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Childhood Narcolepsy- A Rare Disorder

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UR conceived and designed the study and along with AKG was involved in the diagnosis and management of the case. She will act as guarantor of the study. SKP did the literature search and drafted the letter and UR revised the manuscript for important intellectual content. The final manuscript was approved by all authors.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, 7 Air Force Hospital, Nathu Singh Road, Kanpur, 208004, India

    Saroj K. Patnaik, Uma Raju & A. Garg

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Command Hospital(AF), Bangalore, 560007, India

    Saroj K. Patnaik

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Patnaik, S.K., Raju, U. & Garg, A. Childhood Narcolepsy- A Rare Disorder. Indian J Pediatr 80, 611–612 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-012-0873-y

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