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Narcolepsy
Alternate Names : Daytime Sleep Disorder
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Narcolepsy Symptoms & Signs
- Persistent drowsiness
- Difficulty for a young adult to stay awake during classes or work
- A sudden, uncontrollable need to sleep during the day (hypersomnia)
- May occur several times during a day
- Usually after eating, but may occur at any time
- Each sleep episode lasts about 15 minutes
- Awake and refreshed feeling after each episode
- Hallucinations, visual (sight) or auditory (hearing) may precede sleep or occur during the sleep episode
- Sudden loss of muscle tone (cataplexy)
- May be associated with emotional reactions such as laughter or anger
- May be similar in appearance to seizures
- Temporary inability to use muscles (sleep paralysis)
- Occurs immediately upon awakening
- Occurs at the onset of drowsiness
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• Definition
• Narcolepsy Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Narcolepsy Symptoms & Signs
• Narcolepsy Prevention
• Narcolepsy Diagnosis & Tests
• Narcolepsy Treatment
• Narcolepsy Prognosis
• Narcolepsy Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
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Tests & Exams
• ECG
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Other Topics
• Chronic
• Drowsiness
• Muscle Function Loss
• Seizures
• Sleeping Difficulty
• Stimulants
Review Date : 7/28/2002
Reviewed By : Elaine T. Kiriakopoulos, M.D., MSc, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard University, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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