[Evaluation of functional status and disability of narcolepsy patients].

Narcolepsy is a sleep-wake disorder with a multiple symptom picture of varying degree of severity. It has been rare in Finland, but its incidence among persons of less than 17 years of age increased in an unprecedented manner after the swine flu epidemic and vaccination. The evaluation of narcolepsy patients requires a broad insight and consideration of other than mere medical aspects. The extent of disability in distinct age periods may turn out to be different from what was previously expected, necessitating updating of the evaluation of the degree of disability.