Narkolepsie

Were you looking for information about Narcolepsy? Narkolepsie is a common misspelling of narcolepsy.

People with narcolepsy experience fleeting urges to sleep throughout the day and may even fall asleep while at work or school, during a conversation, or when operating a vehicle. Other symptoms that frequently characterize narcolepsy include cataplexy (sudden loss of voluntary muscle tone), vivid hallucinations during sleep onset or upon wakening, and brief episodes of total paralysis at the beginning or end of sleep. There is currently no cure for the sleep disorder, but various medications are available to improve symptoms of this condition.

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