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Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder that causes overwhelming and severe daytime sleepiness. Pathologic sleepiness is characterized by the fact that it occurs at inappropriate times and places. The daytime sleep attacks may occur with or without warning, and can occur repeatedly in a single day. Persons with narcolepsy often have fragmented nighttime sleep with frequent brief awakenings.

5 Great Resources on Narcolepsy

• eMedicine: Narcolepsy
• Wikipedia: Narcolepsy
• SleepChannel: Narcolepsy
• Mayo Clinic: Narcolepsy
• eMedicineHealth: Narcolepsy

5 Latest Headlines on Narcolepsy

• More Narcolepsy News from Topix

What is Narcolepsy?

• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS): What is Narcolepsy?
• MedicineNet: What is narcolepsy?
• National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI): What Is Narcolepsy?
• Stanford University Sleep Research Center: What is narcolepsy?
• Merck: Narcolepsy

What Are The Symptoms of Narcolepsy?

• WrongDiagnosis: Symptoms of Narcolepsy
• University of California, San Francisco (UCSF): Narcolepsy Signs and Symptoms
• SleepChannel: Narcolepsy Symptoms
• PsychCentral: Narcolepsy Symptoms
• Mayo Clinic: Narcolepsy Signs and Symptoms

What Are The Causes and Complications of Narcolepsy?

• eMedicineHealth: Narcolepsy Causes
• NHLBI: What Causes Narcolepsy?
• A.D.A.M. (via HealthCentral): Narcolepsy Causes
• WrongDiagnosis: Complications of Narcolepsy
• Mayo Clinic: Narcolepsy Complications

What Are The Treatments and Medications for Narcolepsy?

• A.D.A.M. (via HealthCentral): Narcolepsy Treatment
• MedicineNet: How is narcolepsy treated?
• NHLBI: How Is Narcolepsy Treated?
• NINDS: Is there any treatment?

What Are The Types, Stages and Survival Rates of Narcolepsy?

• eMedicineHealth: Narcolepsy Prognosis
• MedicineNet: What is the outcome (prognosis) for patients with narcolepsy?
• A.D.A.M. (via HealthCentral): Narcolepsy Prognosis

Wisdom, Blogs, and Message Boards about Narcolepsy

• Garden of Eagan: Narcoleptic Insomniac
• Sireniti: You Decide!
• Measuring Out: Everything under the sun is in tune but the sun is eclipsed by the moon
• SleepNet: Narcolepsy Forums
• PsychForums: Narcolepsy Forum
• TalkAboutSleep: Narcolepsy Forum

Foundations and Support Groups on Narcolepsy

• Narcolepsy Online Support Group
• World Sleep Foundation
• Narcolepsy Network
• SleepQuest Community

Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Narcolepsy

• JAMA: Narcolepsy Articles
• PubMedCentral: Narcolepsy Articles
• Google Scholar: Narcolepsy Articles

Clinical Trials on Narcolepsy

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Narcolepsy Clinical Trials
• Centerwatch: Narcolepsy Clinical Trials

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