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Narcolepsy Learning Center

Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder that causes excessive sleepiness and frequent daytime sleep attacks.
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Date:September 2, 2009
Narcolepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by uncontrollable episodes of sleepiness during the day. Episodes can last from a few seconds to more than an hour and can significantly interfere with daily activities.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
A sleep disorder whose primary symptom is irresistible attacks of sleepiness during the daytime. Narcolepsy, which usually begins in adolescence or early adulthood, affects about one in every 1,000 persons and is equally common in males and female...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
Narcolepsy is a disorder marked by excessive daytime sleepiness, uncontrollable sleep attacks, and cataplexy (a sudden loss of muscle tone, usually lasting up to half an hour).
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I
Narcolepsy is a disorder marked by excessive daytime sleepiness, uncontrollable sleep attacks, and cataplexy (a sudden loss of muscle tone, usually lasting up to half an hour).
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Narcolepsy is a disorder marked by excessive daytime sleepiness, uncontrollable sleep attacks, and cataplexy (a sudden loss of muscle tone, usually lasting up to half an hour).
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part II
Narcolepsy is a disorder marked by excessive daytime sleepiness, uncontrollable sleep attacks, and cataplexy (a sudden loss of muscle tone, usually lasting up to half an hour).
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Narcolepsy is a disorder marked by excessive daytime sleepiness, uncontrollable sleep attacks, and cataplexy (a sudden loss of muscle tone, usually lasting up to half an hour).
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
Narcolepsy is a disorder of the nervous system marked by excessive daytime sleepiness, uncontrollable sleep attacks, and cataplexy (a sudden loss of muscle tone, usually lasting up to half an hour). The American Psychiatric Association (APA) class...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
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