Subscribe to our newsletter. Get your site now Narcolepsy Guide picks Narcolepsy is a disorder characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness and periods of muscle weakness called cataplexy. A news release a few months ago revealed that UIC researchers are investigating the feasibility of using a measure of pupil size as a means of objectively diagnosing sleep disorders like narcolepsy and sleep apnea. Sleep, Dreams and the Animal Kingdom Anybody who owns a pet knows that animals dream. Paws quiver, tails twitch, voices mutter.
Animals also suffer from sleep disorder - narcolepsy and sleep apnea.
A Possible Breakthrough Narcolepsy is a widespread disorder affecting and afflicting more than a hundred thousand people in America but research may have found the road to a cure. Narcolepsy Gene Breakthrough Researchers have discovered the faulty gene that causes narcolepsy. Hopefully, this will lead to new treatments and a possible cure for this debilitating disease, and perhaps other sleep disorders as well. Narcolepsy Information Page Narcolepsy is a disabling neurological disorder of sleep regulation that affects the control of sleep and wakefulness. The NDA requests approval of Xyrem as a treatment for the symptoms of narcolepsy.