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Narcolepsy - Reference

Written by - Dr. Anitha Paderla, MBBS

Medically Reviewed by - Dr. Sunil Shroff, MBBS, MS, FRCS (UK), D. Urol (Lond)

Last Updated on Nov 18, 2016

References:

Narcolepsy Fact Sheet - (http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/narcolepsy/detail_narcolepsy.htm)
Narcolepsy - (http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/narcolepsy/DS00345)
About Narcolepsy - (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcolepsy)

Author: Dr. Paderla Anitha

Editor: Dr. Reeja Tharu, Dr. Sunil Shroff

Published on Sep 15, 2014
Last Updated on Nov 18, 2016

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