A panel of providers and patients with narcolepsy who are parents shared the struggles and possible support tools that neurologists and other providers should be aware of when caring for patients with ...

Narcolepsy is caused by a deficiency of orexin, a brain chemical that regulates wakefulness and REM sleep. The MSLT and polysomnography are gold standards for diagnosing narcolepsy. Medications like ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — Pain, sleep and mood disorders were the most commonly found comorbidities among those with narcolepsy, ...

My family and I jokingly refer to the year I found out I had narcolepsy as my “blackout year.” I was living a nocturnal life at college, up all night with insomnia and stuck in my dorm room sleeping ...

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 ...

Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder that disrupts the normal sleep-wake cycle. It is a chronic neurological condition in which a person experiences uncontrollable sleepiness, falling asleep, or napping ...

I’ve felt tired my entire life. As a child, I would often fall asleep in unusual places and situations. I remember when I was in first grade, I woke up underneath my seat on the school bus. I must ...