Narcolepsy
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Used for
Gelineau's syndrome, paroxysmal sleep, sleep epilepsy
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Broader Terms
central nervous system disorder
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Related Terms
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Scope Note
recurrent, uncontrollable brief episodes of sleep and lapses in consciousness, often associated with hypnagogic hallucinations, cataplexy, automatic behaviors and sleep paralysis.
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Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)
- In dogs, narcolepsy is frequently inherited.
- About Narcolepsy Narcolepsy is a chronic, debilitating neurological disease, the primary symptoms of which are excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), disrupted nighttime sleep, and cataplexy.
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