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Were you looking for information about Narcolepsy? Narcolopsy is a common misspelling of narcolepsy.
Narcolepsy is a chronic sleep disorder that often causes people to involuntarily fall asleep during the day. People with this condition may fall asleep while driving, eating, or having a conversation. Some of the aspects of REM sleep that normally occur only during sleep (such as lack of muscle tone, sleep paralysis, and vivid dreams) may occur at other times in people with narcolepsy. Although there is no cure for narcolepsy, various medications are available to help reduce the various symptoms of the disorder.
(Click Narcolepsy for more information about the symptoms of narcolepsy, to find out how the disorder is diagnosed, and to learn about various treatment methods. You can also click on the various links in the box to the right to access specific topics on narcolepsy.)
Written by/reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD