For children living with narcolepsy, school can feel like a real challenge. But there are steps you can take to set up your child for a productive and successful year. It’s key to enlist the sup ...

Some people with narcolepsy may be able to drive safely, especially if they drive when well-rested and stick to short trips. Most people with narcolepsy can legally drive in the United States.

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 ...

In this Managed Healthcare Executive® KCast, Ian Krop, M.D., Ph.D., oncologist and associate professor of medicine at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, and Debra Patt, M.D., Ph.D., MBA, ...

An expert discusses treatments for narcolepsy, comparing options for managing excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) and cataplexy, and examines the advantages, limitations, and clinical scenarios for ...

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 ...

You’ve just had a sleep attack. Sleep attacks are the most obvious symptom of narcolepsy. They can be frustrating, scary, and dangerous. They come on quickly and can make it difficult to perform ...

For years, Jazz Pharmaceuticals has dominated the market in treating narcolepsy with cataplexy. But increased competition is on the horizon. Classic treatment options ...

Objective: To determine the role of CSF hypocretin-1 in narcolepsy with and without cataplexy, Kleine-Levin syndrome (KLS), idiopathic and other hypersomnias, and several neurological conditions.

They’re both prescribed for daytime sleepiness related to narcolepsy. Each drug may also be prescribed for other uses. This article explains the main similarities and differences between ...

The trajectories derived from these various elements remain to be characterized. They could roughly correspond to five types, dominated respectively by (1) obsessiveness and perfectionism, (2) major ...