RECURRENT SLEEP ATTACKS ASSOCIATED WITH A CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA

Symptomatic narcolepsy, once regarded as common, is now believed to be very rare, A 32-year-old man had a history of recurrent sleep attacks , A magnetic resonance imaging scan revealed a third ventricle tumor, The tumor was totally removed, and the histology was a craniopharyngio ma. The symptoms ceased after the operation, The chronological correla tion and the anatomical location of the tumor suggest that the patient had a symptomatic narcolepsy caused by the tumor, This is the first r eport that documents the cessation of narcolepsy attacks after tumor r emoval. (C) Pearson Professional Ltd 1997.