Narcolepsy is now treated symptomatically using monoaminergic amphetamine-like and antidepressant compounds 35. These compounds have many untoward side effects and only partially control the ...

Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD A multiple sleep latency test (MSLT), also known as a daytime nap opportunity study, is a sleep study that measures excessive daytime sleepiness. The test ...

Narcolepsy is a nervous system disorder that involves your brain. You struggle to manage sleep patterns and stay awake. No matter how much rest you got the night before, an intense urge to sleep ...

People with narcolepsy are also more likely to have ADHD. One study found that as many as 30% of people with type 1 narcolepsy (the kind that includes cataplexy, sudden attacks of muscle weakness ...

One small 2019 study examined participants with narcolepsy — or another sleep disorder called idiopathic hypersomnia — during real and simulated driving tests. Participants treated with 400 ...

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Cataplexy is the least common symptom of these, and many people with narcolepsy never experience it. Narcolepsy with cataplexy is called narcolepsy type 1, while narcolepsy without cataplexy is ...