Opinion|Videos|June 6, 2024
Complex Case of a 23-Year-Old Male College Student Suffering From Narcolepsy Symptoms
Chelsie Monroe, MSN, APN, PMHNP-BC, and Karl Doghramji, MD, FAASM, DFAPA, discuss the complex case of a 23-year-old man who presents with excessive daytime sleepiness, cataplexy, hallucinations, and episodes of neurocardiogenic syncope.
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