Narcolepsy - song - was created on 1997-04-08.

Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS) or Narcolepsy

Narcolepsy robs you of your energy. A study released at the annual conference for narcolepsy stated that a person without narcolepsy would have to stay awake for 32 hours straight to experience the same sensation of that of a person with narcolepsy who was awake for just 1 hour.

No, narcolepsy is a dyssomnia. It involves the timing, quantity, or quality of sleep.

40% of patients with narcolepsy have or have had another mental disorder. 18% of patients with narcolepsy are 10 years old or younger. It is estimated that 0.02-0.16% of the general population suffer from narcolepsy. Men and women are equally affected.