Emily
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The video reports that Chloe went thru 2-3 years of confusion, frustration and bullying at school until she was finally diagnosed. The treatment, sodium oxybate, won't offer a cure but could help her lead a more normal life.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/2014/01/07/14/17/teen-trying-experimental-treatment-for-narcolepsy
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/2014/01/07/14/17/teen-trying-experimental-treatment-for-narcolepsy
Teen trying experimental treatment for narcolepsy
ninemsn staff
2:17pm January 7, 2014
Chloe Glasson, from southern Scotland, began falling asleep 30 times a day just four months after receiving the vaccine Pandemrix in November 2009, the Daily Mail reports.
The 15-year-old is one of at least 100 people estimated to have developed narcolepsy after taking the vaccine during a flu pandemic.
Falling asleep without warning has made life difficult and potentially dangerous, Chloe told the newspaper.
She said she often falls asleep in class and recently went missing for two hours after going into ?dream-like autopilot? on a short trip to her grandmother?s house...
