A panel of providers and patients with narcolepsy who are parents shared the struggles and possible support tools that neurologists and other providers should be aware of when caring for patients with ...

If you have narcolepsy, your symptoms may worsen during pregnancy. You may need to do things like nap more frequently and consider reducing your work hours. Share on Pinterest globalmoments/Getty ...

Narcolepsy affects the brain’s ability to regulate sleep-wake cycles, which can lead to a lack of alertness. Typically, narcolepsy does not show up on brain scans, so doctors diagnose it with sleep ...

Type 2 narcolepsy features excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) without cataplexy — the sudden loss of muscle tone triggered by emotions that defines type 1. Symptoms are generally milder than type 1.

Narcolepsy is a chronic neurological disorder disrupting sleep-wake cycles. It can lead to excessive daytime sleepiness, cataplexy, and other symptoms that can significantly impair daily life.

Narcolepsy may be confused as just being tired, yet to individuals who live with the disorder, it can impact practical ...

That overwhelming sleepiness dragging you down might not just be from staying up too late scrolling through TikTok. While everyone occasionally battles the afternoon slump, people with hypersomnia or ...

Recognizing markers like atonia index during wakefulness (WAI) that are not present in other hypersomnias might help in the diagnosis of narcolepsy. Atonia index during wakefulness (WAI) might ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — Pain, sleep and mood disorders were the most commonly found comorbidities among those with narcolepsy, ...

Narcolepsy, with or without cataplexy, can have a substantial detrimental effect on well-being and quality of life. Because there is no cure for this condition, current treatments aim to improve ...

HOUSTON — Narcolepsy is associated with a significantly increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and major adverse cardiac events (MACEs), independent of common comorbid conditions and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with narcolepsy were more than twice as likely as matched controls to have chronic pain. Additional ...