Study shows that diagnostic delay is common for people who have narcolepsy

Most people with narcolepsy report receiving a diagnosis more than 1 year after symptom onset, according to a study in the March issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. Results show that the strongest predictor of this delayed diagnosis was pediatric onset of symptoms.

Read the study in JCSM – Listening to the Patient Voice in Narcolepsy: Diagnostic Delay, Disease Burden, and Treatment Efficacy