Narcolepsy 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...

Narcolepsy is a disorder of SLEEP characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness, and by sudden, irresistible SLEEP ATTACK. The sleep attacks are particularly problematic when they are accompanied by CATAPLEXY, a loss of muscle tone leading to partial...

Narcolepsy is a neurological condition most characterized by Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS). A narcoleptic will most likely experience disturbed nocturnal sleep, which is often confused with insomnia, and disorder of REM or rapid eye movement...

Abstract: Narcolepsy is a severely debilitating neurologic disease that is not as rare as many believe, affecting an estimated 140,000 Americans. Despite the sometimes debilitating nature of narcolepsy symptoms, the disease may go undiagnosed without an organized method for evaluating patients with sleep...

Q. For the past few months, I've felt tired a lot. I find myself falling asleep several times a day, even though I've been getting more sleep than usual, sometimes 10 or more hours. At night, I sleep pretty well, although I sometimes wake...

Researchers studying a disease that causes people to suddenly drop off to sleep are trying to turn what they have learned into a new way to help insomniacs get some rest.They found that blocking brain receptors for orexin, a blood peptide, promoted sleep in rats,...

A retired 500-pound police officer cannot increase his pension check by blaming his disability on an accident, because a medical board had already found it was related to his obesity, a judge said.Paul Soto, 40, had requested a larger retirement pension, claiming that a fall...

Describes symptoms of the disease Narcolepsy. Provides statistical data on occurences. Details how it is diagnosed and lists possible treatment.