National Estimates of Narcolepsy in Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Epidemiological data on narcolepsy are rare in South Korea. We aimed to provide an overview of the burden of narcolepsy and its temporal trend in South Korea.

Methods

Patients with narcolepsy were identified by their registration in the Rare and Intractable Disease (RID) register and the Health Insurance Review and Assessment database. Individuals registered in the RID program with the code V234 were considered as having 'definite narcolepsy', while those who claimed health insurance with G47.4 as the primary diagnostic code were considered as having 'probable narcolepsy'. We estimated the annual prevalence, incidence, and medical costs of narcolepsy between 2010 and 2019.

Results

The prevalence of definite narcolepsy was 8.4/100,000 in 2019, pe

SUBMITTER: Park HR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9833885 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature