The authors discuss the problems of accurately diagnosing narcolepsy
when patients manifest the auxiliary symptoms of this disorder, i.e.,
cataplexy, hypnagogic hallucinations, and sleep paralysis, which conclude
that misdiagnosis of narcolepsy can be avoided if clinicians are aware that
this illness can simulate a psychiatric disorder and if they give careful
attention to the histroy of the patient's illness.
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