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... > Mental Disorders > Sleep Wake Disorders > Dyssomnias > Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic > Disorders of Excessive Somnolence > Narcolepsy
... > Nervous System Diseases > Neurologic Manifestations > Sleep Wake Disorders > Dyssomnias > Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic > Disorders of Excessive Somnolence > Narcolepsy
... > Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Signs and Symptoms > Neurologic Manifestations > Sleep Wake Disorders > Dyssomnias > Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic > Disorders of Excessive Somnolence > Narcolepsy

Preferred term

Narcolepsy  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A condition characterized by recurrent episodes of daytime somnolence and lapses in consciousness (microsomnias) that may be associated with automatic behaviors and AMNESIA. CATAPLEXY; SLEEP PARALYSIS, and hypnagogic HALLUCINATIONS frequently accompany narcolepsy. The pathophysiology of this disorder includes sleep-onset rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, which normally follows stage III or IV sleep. (From Neurology 1998 Feb;50(2 Suppl 1):S2-S7)

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Entry terms

  • Gelineau's Syndrome
  • Gelineau Syndrome
  • Narcoleptic Syndrome
  • Paroxysmal Sleep

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In other languages

  • Narcolepsie

    French

  • Maladie de Gélineau
  • Syndrome de Gélineau
  • Syndrome narcoleptique

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-SBF7TRTC-7

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