estimated 150,000 undiagnosed (based on NHLBI estimates)
approx 1 in 1,813 or 0.06% or 150,000 people in USA [about data]
The following medical news items are relevant to nondiagnosis of Narcolepsy:
As part of Narcolepsy diagnosis, consider whether any of these underlying medical Narcolepsy causes may have been overlooked:
As part of Narcolepsy diagnosis, consider whether any of these Narcolepsy complications may have been overlooked:
Read our premium medical health articles on topics related to undiagnosed conditions in general, not necessarily specific to Narcolepsy:
One possible misdiagnosis is the failure to correctly diagnose Narcolepsy leading to a person remaining with undiagnosed Narcolepsy. Any condition can potentially be missed and stay undiagnosed. For a general overview of diseases that are often undiagnosed, see Failure to Diagnose or Under-Diagnosed Diseases.
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