Narcolepsy

Narcolepsy is a brain disorder that involves poor control of your sleep cycles. People with narcolepsy experience periods of extreme daytime sleepiness. These “sleep attacks” usually last a few seconds to several minutes. People may unwillingly fall asleep while at work or at school, when having a conversation, or most dangerously when driving. Narcolepsy affects both males and female equally and appears throughout the world. Symptoms often start in childhood or adolescence, but can occur later

Narcolepsy in Children By Jonas Wilson, Ing. Med. Narcolepsy is classified as a neurological disorder and is characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness. In children, narcolepsy with its recurring episodes of ‘sleep attacks’ can lead to social as well as academic dysfunction. Narcolepsy syndrome (NS) features vivid pseudo-dream experiences just before sleeping or upon awakening, referred to as hypnagogic and hypnopompic hallucinations, respectively. NS also presents with cataplexy, which is

What is Narcolepsy? Narcolepsy is a chronic neurological disorder caused by the brain's inability to regulate sleep-wake cycles normally. At various times throughout the day, people with narcolepsy experience fleeting urges to sleep. If the urge becomes overwhelming, individuals will fall asleep for periods lasting from a few seconds to several minutes. In rare cases, some people may remain asleep for an hour or longer. In addition to excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), three other major symptoms

Narcolepsy Narcolepsy is a permanent sleep disorder that gets worse with age. It is estimated that about 40,000 to 135,000 people in the United States have narcolepsy. (Narcolepsy, 2002). Most people who have narcolepsy are often times misdiagnosed because the symptoms, especially if noticed at the beginning stages, are very similar to other sleep disorders. Some of the symptoms that go along with narcolepsy are excessive sleepiness, especially during the daytime or when sleep is inappropriate

Narcolepsy and Sleep Disorder Treatments Narcolepsy is the third most common sleep disorder among patients who seek treatment when going to a sleep clinic. People all over the world suffer from this sleep disorder, yet the pervasiveness of narcolepsy varies. According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, nearly 1 in every 2000 people suffer from narcolepsy in the United States (Gordon, Doghramji, Lieberman, 2007). One of the biggest issues with narcolepsy is that although

People with any level of Narcolepsy should have all of their driving privileges revoked, as well as any privileges of operating heavy machinery or complex machinery. Narcolepsy, characterized by the occurrence of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), which is the most disabling feature of the disease (Ueki, Y., Hayashida, K., Komada, Y., Nakamura, M., Kobayashi, M., Iimori, M., & Inoue, Y. 2014). Narcolepsy is exacerbated when the patient is physically inactive, such as driving a car, reading, watching

• Narcolepsy is a neurological disorder affects the control of sleep and insomnia. • Narcolepsy is a chronic neurological disorder which the brain are unable to regulate sleep wake cycles normally. • Sleepiness can characterized by excessive daytime sleep and it can cause to cataplexy (abrupt loss of muscle tone) hallucinations and sleep paralysis. • A person with narcolepsy can experience extreme daytime sleepiness and uncontrollable falling asleep during daytime. • Narcolepsy is begin at the

Narcolepsy is a sleeping disorder that affects 1 in about 2,000 people in the United States. Many people are unaware that they have this disorder, and it goes undiagnosed. Narcolepsy affects your sleeping pattern, including irregular patterns in your Rapid Eye Movement (REM), and significant disruptions in your normal sleep/wake cycle. There is no cure for this disorder, but it is treatable. We also don’t know what causes it. People with narcolepsy do not spend a greater amount of time asleep compared

Narcolepsy: A call for further research Jelisha Walcott Extra Credit Research Paper Bch 3025 Abstract Narcolepsy is a neurological, sleep disorder that affects 1 in 2000 Americans. It is not selective against race, nor gender, and does not have a link among family members. Therefore anyone, and everyone is susceptible to having narcolepsy. In addition narcolepsy is often misunderstood, underdiagnosed and/or misdiagnosed. Currently there is no cure for this chronic and sometimes debilitating condition

Narcolepsy is defined as a condition characterized by an extreme tendency to fall asleep whenever in relaxing surroundings. It is a brain disorder that causes poor control of sleep and wake cycles. People that have narcolepsy usually experience sudden sleep attacks. These sleep attacks can last from a few seconds to minutes. Narcolepsy is classified by extreme daytime sleepiness, cataplexy, hypnologic hallucinations, and sleep paralysis. In this paper the focus is on the physiological effects of