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Health Encyclopedia: Narcolepsy Highlights

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Is Narcolepsy Hereditary?

People whose close relatives have narcolepsy are more likely to have the sleep disorder themselves. The risk is highest for first-degree relatives (parents or siblings). According to a 2005 study in the Journal of Sleep Research, narcolepsy is 105 times higher among male first-degree relatives, and 54 times higher among female first-degree relatives, than the general population.

Narcolepsy in Children

Although narcolepsy typically begins in adolescence or young a...

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Expert & Community Posts

Are Screening Tests Useful?

By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

...previously known, or that were totally worthless (hair analysis, etc.).So in summary, the answer... Read more »

Sodium Oxybate Shows Promise for Treatment of Fibromyalgia

By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert

...Sodium OxybateSodium oxybate is currently marketed as Xyrem® and is approved by the FDA for the... Read more »

How accurate are your lab tests?

By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert

...Not necessarily. We have to remember that all these lab tests we get are subject to all kinds of... Read more »

Salivary testing for diabetes

By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

...diabetes besides blood glucose and the associated lab test A1C. Among others that have been... Read more »

Never trust a single lab test

By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

...offered last summer: don't trust a single value of any lab test, anytime, anywhere, if it's... Read more »

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Narcolepsy: References

...R, Candelise L. Antidepressant drugs for narcolepsy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2005;(3):CD003724.Xyrem International Study Group. Further evidence supporting the use of sodium oxybate for the... Read more »

Narcolepsy: Treatment

...now the first-line treatments:Modafinil (Provigil): For excessive daytime sleepinessSodium oxybate (Xyrem): For cataplexyDrug Treatments for SleepinessModafinil. Modafinil (Provigil) is a drug... Read more »

Pneumonia: Diagnosis

...cases, a doctor needs to use invasive diagnostic measures to identify cause of the infection. Standard lab tests used to help diagnose pneumonia include:Sputum Tests. Looking at the mucus (sputum)... Read more »

Multiple Sclerosis: Diagnosis

Multiple sclerosis is characterized by recurring neurologic episodes that are due to multiple lesions (injured areas) in different locations in the central nervous system. The diagnostic... Read more »

Congestive Heart Failure Diagnosis

...urine tests are used to check forproblems withthe liver and kidneys and to detect signs of diabetes. Lab tests can measure:Cholesterol and lipid levelsBlood sugar (glucose)Red blood cell count (to... Read more »

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