Narcolepsy is a rare condition that will make someone fall asleep abruptly — even in the middle of the day during an activity. It's possible to treat narcolepsy and manage your symptoms with lifestyle ...

Recognizing markers like atonia index during wakefulness (WAI) that are not present in other hypersomnias might help in the diagnosis of narcolepsy. Atonia index during wakefulness (WAI) might ...

Alixorexton is an oral selective orexin 2 receptor agonist expected to reduce excessive daytime sleepiness across hypersomnolence disorders such as narcolepsy.

Lois E. Krahn, MD, professor of psychiatry, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; sleep specialist, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ. I've been doing narcolepsy work for 25 years, and there has never been a ...

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Narcolepsy can be described as a neurological condition that has chronic consequences on the regulation of the sleep-wake ...

The events that lead to the sleep disorder narcolepsy are a long-standing mystery. Writing in Nature, Latorre et al. 1 reveal that people with narcolepsy have unusually high levels of a type of immune ...

We’re witnessing some significant breakthroughs in our understanding of the sleep disorder narcolepsy. Two new studies, conducted independently, provide strong evidence for what’s long been suspected: ...

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Cataplexy is the pathognomonic symptom of narcolepsy, and is characterized by sudden involuntary loss of skeletal muscle tone during wakefulness, typically triggered by strong positive emotions The ...

I’ve felt tired my entire life. As a child, I would often fall asleep in unusual places and situations. I remember when I was in first grade, I woke up underneath my seat on the school bus. I must ...