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Narcolepsy can be very dangerous, especially if a narcoleptic person is driving a car.
People with narcolepsy can fall asleep at any time in any place: in a restaurant, at a store, or walking down the street!
There is now sufficient evidence to link orexin\hypocretin deficiency to narcolepsy.
The link between the orexins\hypocretins and narcolepsy was again a triumph for modem molecular biology.
The sleep disorder narcolepsy has provided insight into the neurobiology of sleep-wakefulness.
The second finding has come from studies on the genetic basis of narcolepsy using animal models.
Alterations in monoamine function have been suggested in human narcolepsy.
Together, these studies suggest that even in the absence of a specific mutation, narcolepsy is still associated with a deficiency in the orexin\hypocretin system.
There were no major safety concern, and both studies suggested a clinical benefit with lower doses than those required in narcolepsy.
The editorial in this issue reviews the orexins\hypocretins, a recently recognized group of neuropeptides, involved in sleep, arousal, narcolepsy and possibly other disorders.
Randomized trial of modafinil for the treatment of pathological somnolence in narcolepsy.
Unlike canine models of narcolepsy, no orexin\hypocretin receptor mutations were observed.
It is unclear how the selective loss of orexin\hypocretin neurons occurs in narcolepsy.
Increased body-mass index in patients with narcolepsy.
It has also been used for the treatment of narcolepsy, alcohol dependence and opiate dependence.
The two primary symptoms of narcolepsy are excessive daytime sleeping and cataplexy.
I understand that it is very rare for persons with narcolepsy to sustain serious injury as a result of an attack or to harm others.
