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Diagnosis and Treatment of Pediatric Narcolepsy with Cataplexy

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Overview / Abstract:

Diagnosing and managing pediatric narcolepsy with cataplexy poses a significant challenge to clinicians. In younger children, EDS may be vague and present as behavioral problems or concentration difficulties, and its treatment is considered to be similar to that of adults. Yet, the same challenges in diagnosing and treating narcolepsy in adults seem to be exacerbated in children.

Validated tools such as EDS-CHAD can improve the detection of EDS in pediatric narcolepsy, and it is imperative for clinicians to focus on the presentation of EDS in pediatrics by discussing with their patients that being tired or fatigued is not the same as being sleepy, and checking for memory lapses, automatic behaviors, and impaired attention or concentration.

This CMEOCast podcast features the latest long-term safety and efficacy data for pediatric narcolepsy treatments, which can be utilized to develop the best possible treatment strategies for their patients.

At the end of this CE activity, participants should be able to:
-Integrate long-term safety and efficacy data into treatment planning for pediatric narcolepsy with cataplexy

The following learning objectives pertain only to those requesting CNE or CPE credit:
-Describe long-term safety and efficacy data for treatment planning for pediatric narcolepsy with cataplexy

Expiration

Aug 28, 2021

Discipline(s)

Nurse Practitioner , Pharmacy CPE, Physician CME, Physician Assistant CME, Psychology CE

Format

Podcast

Credits / Hours

0.5 AMA PRA Category 1

Accreditation

ACCME, ACPE, ABIM/MOC, ABP/MOC, AANP

Presenters / Authors / Faculty

Richard K. Bogan, MD, FCCP, FAASM
President of Bogan Sleep Consultants, LLC
Chief Medical Officer, SleepMed Inc.
Director, SleepMed of South Carolina
Associate Clinical Professor
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Columbia, SC
Associate Clinical Professor
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC

Michael J. Strunc, MD
Division Director of Child Neurology and Sleep
Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters
President, Virginia Academy of Sleep Medicine
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences
Norfolk, VA

Activity Specialities / Related Topics

Education / Teaching, Neurology, Pediatrics, Pharmacology, Primary Care, Psychiatry / Mental Health, Pulmonary Medicine / COPD

Sponsors / Supporters / Grant Providers

Supported by an educational grant fromJazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Keywords / Search Terms

CME Outfitters Pediatric Narcolepsy, Cataplexy, sleep disorder, EDS Free CE CME

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