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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Centessa Pharmaceuticals has a potential blockbuster narcolepsy treatment on its hands, an analyst said Tuesday as the biotech stock surged early on test results in healthy people. Please watch ...

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 ...