Narcolepsy
Alternate Names : Daytime Sleep Disorder
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Narcolepsy Diagnosis & Tests
Examination and testing are used to rule out disorders that may cause similar symptoms, including sleepiness that results from seizures, sleep apnea, insomnia, restless leg syndrome, or other sleep disorders.
The diagnosis is confirmed by sleep studies (polysomnogram).
Tests to rule out other disorders may include:
- Lab tests (variable, depending on the suspected cause)
- ECG (heart monitor)
- Monitoring of breathing
- EEG (brain wave monitoring)
- Recording of the amount of sleep
- Sleep lab study -- recording of observed sleep cycle including episodes of REM sleep (the part of the cycle where dreaming occurs)
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