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J Korean Neurol Assoc. 2012;30(1):57-59.
- Late-Onset Narcolepsy with Cataplexy Unresponsive to Intravenous
High-Dose Immunoglobulin Treatment
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Jae-Wook Cho
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Department of Neurology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Medical Research Institute of Pusan National
University, Yangsan, Korea
Department of Neuropsychiatry
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, Akita University School of Medicine, Akita, Japan
- 고농도면역글로불린정맥주사 치료에 무반응을 보인
허탈발작을 동반한 만발성 기면병
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조재욱, 정나연 배진원 김대진 이재혁 타카시 칸바야시
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양산부산대학교병원 신경과, 아키타 의과대학 신경정신과학교실
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- Abstract
- Narcolepsy with cataplexy (NC) is associated with hypocretin deficiency, and is thought to be an autoimmunity
condition. The mean age at onset is estimated to be in the early 20s. Recent papers have addressed the response to
immunotherapies in NC, with challenging results. We report a case of late-onset NC in a patient who did not benefit from
early intravenous high-dose immunoglobulin (IVIg) therapy. This is the first reported attempt at using IVIg to treat an
NC patient in Korea. Key Words: Narcolepsy with cataplexy, Intravenous immunoglobulins
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