Ett tillstånd som kännetecknas av återkommande episoder av sömn och nedsatt medvetenhet (mikrosömn) under dagtid som kan vara förknippade med omedvetna beteenden och minnesluckor. Kataplexi, sömnparalys och hypnagoga hallucinationer följer ofta med narkolepsi. Till patofysiologiska tecken hör bl a REM-sömn, som normalt uppträder under sömnstadierna III och IV.
A condition characterized by recurrent episodes of daytime somnolence and lapses in consciousness (microsomnias) that may be associated with automatic behaviors and AMNESIA. CATAPLEXY; SLEEP PARALYSIS, and hypnagogic HALLUCINATIONS frequently accompany narcolepsy. The pathophysiology of this disorder includes sleep-onset rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, which normally follows stage III or IV sleep. (From Neurology 1998 Feb;50(2 Suppl 1):S2-S7)
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Paroxysmal Sleep — Sleep, Paroxysmal — Narcoleptic Syndrome — Narcoleptic Syndromes — Syndrome, Narcoleptic — Syndromes, Narcoleptic — Gelineau Syndrome — Syndrome, Gelineau — Gelineau's Syndrome — Gelineau's Syndromes — Gelineaus Syndrome — Syndrome, Gelineau's — Syndromes, Gelineau's — Narcolepsy-Cataplexy Syndrome — Narcolepsy Cataplexy Syndrome — Narcolepsy-Cataplexy Syndromes — Syndrome, Narcolepsy-Cataplexy — Syndromes, Narcolepsy-Cataplexy