Narcolepsy

Narcolepsy

A condition characterised by recurrent episodes of daytime somnolence and lapses in consciousness (microsomnias) that may be associated with automatic behaviours and amnesia. cataplexy; sleep paralysis, and hypnagogic hallucinations frequently accompany narcolepsy. The pathophysiology of this disorder includes sleep-onset rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, which normally follows stage III or IV sleep.

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