Narcolepsy
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Used for
Gelineau's syndrome, paroxysmal sleep, sleep epilepsy
Broader Terms
central nervous system disorder
Related Terms
Scope Note
recurrent, uncontrollable brief episodes of sleep and lapses in consciousness, often associated with hypnagogic hallucinations, cataplexy, automatic behaviors and sleep paralysis.
Facts
- Narcolepsy is a chronic, debilitating neurological disease, the primary symptoms of which are excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), disrupted nighttime sleep, and cataplexy.
- In narcolepsy, uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep, often brief, are sometimes accompanied by paralysis and hallucinations.
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