American Board Of Sleep Medicine
Living With Narcolepsy
Narcolepsy is characterized by recurrent attacks of sleepiness during the day. It is a debilitating and disabling disorder. Routine tasks are done automatically and often the sufferer may not remember doing them.
Another symptom, cataplexy, is the sudden loss of muscular control when angry, laughing, or in any state of high emotion. The person may even fall to floor and be unable to move or speak for a short time.
Some people are plagued by nightmares and hallucinations. They are terrifie...
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