Barnes A J, Pallis C, Joplin G F
Lancet. 1979 Aug 18;2(8138):332-3. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(79)90346-5.
7 of 372 acromegalic patients had troublesome episodes of paroxysmal daytime sleep. Although 3 patients had complete remission of symptoms within a few days of pituitary implantation of isotopes, the cause of this increased frequency of narcolepsy among acromegalic patients is not known.
372例肢端肥大症患者中有7例出现阵发性日间睡眠的困扰症状。尽管3例患者在垂体植入同位素后的几天内症状完全缓解,但肢端肥大症患者发作性睡病频率增加的原因尚不清楚。