A condition characterized by recurrent episodes of daytime somnolence and lapses in consciousness (microsomnias) that may be associated with automatic behaviors and AMNESIA. CATAPLEXY; SLEEP PARALYSIS, and hypnagogic HALLUCINATIONS frequently accompany narcolepsy. The pathophysiology of this disorder includes sleep-onset rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, which normally follows stage III or IV sleep. (From Neurology 1998 Feb;50(2 Suppl 1):S2-S7)

Descriptor ID	D009290
MeSH Number(s)	C10.886.425.800.200.750 F03.870.400.800.200.750
Concept/Terms	Narcolepsy Narcolepsy Paroxysmal Sleep Sleep, Paroxysmal Narcoleptic Syndrome Narcoleptic Syndromes Syndrome, Narcoleptic Syndromes, Narcoleptic Gelineau Syndrome Syndrome, Gelineau Gelineau's Syndrome Gelineau's Syndromes Gelineaus Syndrome Syndrome, Gelineau's Syndromes, Gelineau's Narcolepsy-Cataplexy Syndrome Narcolepsy-Cataplexy Syndrome Narcolepsy Cataplexy Syndrome Narcolepsy-Cataplexy Syndromes Syndrome, Narcolepsy-Cataplexy Syndromes, Narcolepsy-Cataplexy

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