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. 1994 Jan;70(819):34–36. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.70.819.34

A patient with coexisting narcolepsy and morbid jealousy showing favourable response to fluoxetine.

Y K Wing 1, S Lee 1, H F Chiu 1, C K Ho 1, C N Chen 1
PMCID: PMC2397587  PMID: 8140016

Abstract

A 37 year old Chinese man suffered from coexisting narcolepsy and morbid jealousy which were precipitated by head injury 5 years previously. Fluoxetine 20 mg/day reduced his narcoleptic symptoms and morbid jealousy but not his sleepiness. On defaulting treatment, the patient's symptoms and marital problem recurred. A common central serotonin disturbance might be involved in mediating the sleep disorder and associated psychopathology.

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