Narcolepsy is a rare condition that will make someone fall asleep abruptly — even in the middle of the day during an activity. It's possible to treat narcolepsy and manage your symptoms with lifestyle ...

Narcolepsy may be confused as just being tired, yet to individuals who live with the disorder, it can impact practical ...

Recognizing markers like atonia index during wakefulness (WAI) that are not present in other hypersomnias might help in the diagnosis of narcolepsy. Atonia index during wakefulness (WAI) might ...

That overwhelming sleepiness dragging you down might not just be from staying up too late scrolling through TikTok. While everyone occasionally battles the afternoon slump, people with hypersomnia or ...

DARIEN, IL - A new study shows that many adolescents with excessive daytime sleepiness consistent with a clinical diagnosis of narcolepsy test positive for marijuana, emphasizing the importance of ...

Jay Cook, 24, was in high school when she started to experience sudden bouts of sleepiness. "I was taking community college classes, and I'd drive 20 minutes away to the community college and come ...

Narcolepsy is a chronic sleep disorder characterized by overwhelming daytime drowsiness and sudden attacks of sleep. People with narcolepsy often find it difficult to stay awake for long periods of ...

The clinical manifestations of symptoms experienced by children and adolescents with narcolepsy can differ from those seen in adults, presenting barriers to a timely diagnosis. The clinical ...

If you are unusually sleepy during the day when you should be awake, your doctor might recommend you have a multiple sleep latency test (MSLT). Sometimes, it’s also called a daytime nap study. While ...

Julie Flygare was 21 when the symptoms started. First her knees would buckle briefly, but only when she laughed. She awoke one night to the sight of a burglar attacking her, while she lay paralyzed ...

For nearly 25 years, scientists believed they knew what caused the most severe form of narcolepsy. A new UCLA Health study ...

"Our findings show that the schizophrenia diagnosis in narcoleptic patients is a phenomenon that does not occur only by chance but also having NT1 can be considered as a risk factor for developing ...