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Narcoleptics are not narcoleptics because their sleep was interrupted or otherwise affected by sleep apnea. Narcolepsy is a neurological disorder caused by the brain's inability to regulate sleep-wake cycles normally.


Some narcoleptics might have sleep apnea, but there is no cause-and-effect relationship.

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