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Alternate Name(s): Daytime sleep disorder ...... Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder associated with uncontrollable sleepiness and frequent daytime sleeping.
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000802.htm#Def...
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000802.htm#Definition
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Scientists now believe that narcolepsy results from disease processes affecting brain mechanisms that regulate REM sleep. For normal sleepers a typical sleep cycle is about 100 - 110 minutes long, beginning with NREM sleep and transitioning to REM sleep after 80 - 100 minutes.
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www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/narcolepsy/detail_narcoleps...
www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/narcolepsy/detail_narcolepsy.htm
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On-line support and education for people with narcolepsy, their family and partners, and care providers. ... An annotated list of WWW links that have been mentioned on the Narcolepsy InterNet's list. This is a one-stop roadmap to information that PWN, their partners and family will find interesting.
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www.narcolepsy.org/
www.narcolepsy.org/
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Symptoms of narcolepsy and overview of the disease with some narcolepsy facts for people wanting to learn more about narcolepsy and sleep disorders. Advanced Comfort sells affordable beds direct to the public at wholesale prices. ... Narcolepsy and 'Sleep Attacks'
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www.dormia.com/sleepcenter/narcolepsy.asp
www.dormia.com/sleepcenter/narcolepsy.asp
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Narcolepsy is most commonly known in humans. Characterized by uncontrolled periods wherein the affected person falls asleep, the disease might appear comical if it were happening to someone else. Although extremely rare, it can occur in horses.
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www.novickdvm.com/narcolep.htm
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Pferdenet - Narcolepsy ... There is no cure for narcolepsy in humans or horses, and treatments for the disease can cause a multitude of other problems. In human patients, the disease can be curtailed with lifestyle adjustments to reduce stress, combined with the well-timed use of stimulants and antidepressants.
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www.pferdenet.at/Krankheiten/narkoartikel.htm
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Learn about sleep disorders including, insomnia, snoring and nightmares. ... MONDAY, May 4 (HealthDay News) -- Stanford University researchers say they have determined that the sleep disorder narcolepsy is actually an autoimmune disease.
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www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=9990...
www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=99905
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The immune system has been implicated before in narcolepsy. In 1983, a Japanese study linked the disease with a particular class of cell-surface proteins that enable the immune system to distinguish the body's own tissue from foreign invaders.
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findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1200/is_n17_v139/ai_107...
findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1200/is_n17_v139/ai_10726546/
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Information sheet compiled by NINDS, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. ... 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 irresistable bouts of sleep.
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www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/narcolepsy/narcolepsy.htm
www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/narcolepsy/narcolepsy.htm
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