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He used to love nothing more than a giggle with his friends.
But now five-year-old Joshua Hadfield is afraid to laugh because, since developing a rare sleeping disorder, it causes him to lose control of his body and nod off for hours.
His mother Caroline believes he has contracted narcolepsy with cataplexy after having a swine flu vaccination. It is the first case of its kind to be made public.
Within days of having the Pandemrix jab in January last year, Joshua began sleeping for 18 hours a day and falling over when he felt a strong surge of emotion.
Mrs Hadfield, from Frome in Somerset, said: ?He changed from being a happy, energetic child to a depressed, angry child.
?He used to be on the go all day but now he gets depressed watching his friends play when he can?t. His aggression is frightening. He kicks me, hits me and throws things at me. If you try to wake him up when he?s sleeping he?ll go ballistic. The change has been horrendous.?
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But now five-year-old Joshua Hadfield is afraid to laugh because, since developing a rare sleeping disorder, it causes him to lose control of his body and nod off for hours.
His mother Caroline believes he has contracted narcolepsy with cataplexy after having a swine flu vaccination. It is the first case of its kind to be made public.
Within days of having the Pandemrix jab in January last year, Joshua began sleeping for 18 hours a day and falling over when he felt a strong surge of emotion.
Mrs Hadfield, from Frome in Somerset, said: ?He changed from being a happy, energetic child to a depressed, angry child.
?He used to be on the go all day but now he gets depressed watching his friends play when he can?t. His aggression is frightening. He kicks me, hits me and throws things at me. If you try to wake him up when he?s sleeping he?ll go ballistic. The change has been horrendous.?
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Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz1ILO9POB6