The cause is a deficiency of the orexin (hypocretin) neuropeptide, 1 which regulates
wakefulness. Narcolepsy negatively affects all aspects of patients' lives. The global …

EDS, or hypersomnia, defined as the inability to stay awake and alert during the major
waking episodes of the day, resulting in unintended lapses into drowsiness or sleep, 1 and …

The term “narcolepsy” was first coined by Gélineáu in 1880 with the complete description of
a patient with excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), sleep attacks, and episodes of muscle …

Narcolepsy is a primairy sleep disorder, classified in the category of hypersomnias of central
origin (ICSD-2, 2005)[1]. Narcolepsy is characterized by two main symptoms: excessive …

Narcolepsy is a neurological disorder of the sleep-wake cycle characterized by excessive
daytime sleepiness (EDS), cataplexy, nighttime sleep disturbances, and REM-sleep-related …

Narcolepsy is a neurologically based sleep disorder that causes chronic daytime sleepiness
regardless of the amount of nocturnal sleep obtained. The sleepiness associated with …

Narcolepsy with cataplexy affects 1 in 2000 individuals, with prevalence close to 0.04%. It is
a chronic neurologic sleep disorder characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) …

Volitional sleep deprivation and obstructive sleep apnea are the most common causes of
hypersomnia. The remaining causes are principally due to primary central nervous system …

Narcolepsy is a disabling disorder characterised by excessive daytime sleepiness,
cataplexy, hypnagogic hallucinations, sleep paralysis and disturbed nocturnal sleep …

Narcolepsy, from the Greek words ''narco,''meaning numbness, stupor, or stiffness, and
''lepsy,''meaning fit or seizure, literally translates to mean a fit of stupor or stiffness. The …