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She is found sleeping while sitting and can't control it anyway even after having slept for more than 12 hours. what is your advice regarding this?
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Narcolepsy: This patient needs to be seen by her family physician and most likely needs a sleep study at the bare minimum.
Answered 5/21/2014
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