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Narcolepsy

Contents

Used for

Gelineau's syndrome, paroxysmal sleep, sleep epilepsy

Broader Terms

central nervous system disorder

Related Terms

cataplexy, sleep disorder

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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