Narcolepsy

= NARCOLEPSY =

**What is it? ** **Signs and Symptoms **
 * Narcolepsy is a chronic sleep disorder.
 * When the brain has a hard time regulating sleep
 * Can occur at any time
 * EDS- Excessive Daytime Sleepiness
 * feeling very sleepy every 3 to 4 hours a day
 * Dream-like hallucinations
 * Sleep paralysis, unable to move when you first awake
 * Cataplexy,sudden loss of muscle tone while awake

Category:
 * Narcolepsy falls under the category of Stimulants[[image:narcolepsy_600.jpg width="322" height="251" align="right"]]

Treatments:
 * There is no known cause for Narcolepsy
 * Eating light meals
 * <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">taking a brief nap
 * <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Prescription Medications

<span style="color: #d8120e; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Causes:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Variant forms of genes
 * <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">HLA genes
 * <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Chromosome 12
 * <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Does not really have a known cause yet Treatment that you could have.

<span style="color: #d8120e; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Who gets Narcolepsy:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">It can affect 1 in every 2000 Americans
 * <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">It is most likey to occure to someone that has a close family member with the same symptoms
 * <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">infection
 * <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">immune-system dysfunction

<span style="color: #d8120e; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Related Topics:
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">[|Sleep Inertia]
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">[|Dyssomnia]

<span style="color: #d8120e; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Sources:
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Marcus, Mary. //Sleep Disorders//. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 2009. Print.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">"WebMD." //[|Narcolepsy]//. N.p., 2005. Web. 10 May 2011. [].
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">"Wikipedia." //[|Narcolepsy]//. N.p., 2011. Web. 10 May 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcolepsy>.