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What is a similarity between sleep apnea and narcolepsy?
There is no similarity.Sleep apnea is a physical condition. Narcolepsy is a neurological disorder.Sleep apnea is easily treated, most commonly with a CPAP device or sometimes a dental device. Narcolepsy is normally treated with drugs and some behavioural adjustments (like naps).The only thing they have in common is the word "sleep".
Is narcolepsy a hereditary disease?
One of the causes of narcolepsy is a genetic mutation. (Neurological Disorder)For the source and more detailed information concerning your request, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated at the bottom of this answer box.
What is a difference between hypersomnia and narcolepsy?
Hypersomnia is characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness and prolonged nighttime sleep, while narcolepsy involves sudden and uncontrollable episodes of falling asleep, often accompanied by cataplexy (sudden loss of muscle tone). Narcolepsy is a neurological disorder, while hypersomnia can be a symptom of various underlying conditions.
Where can you find information on narcolepsy?
A good source of medical information is WEBMD. Let's take a few moments to explain this clinical entity: Narcolepsy is a neurological disorder caused by the brain's inability to regulate sleep-wake cycles normally. Therefore, at various times throughout the day, people with narcolepsy will experience fleeting urges to sleep. These episodes can occur at any time and thus prove profoundly disabling. Narcolepsy afffects about one in every 2000 Americans. It is usually not diagnosed until age 10-15 years old after the first symptoms appear. Two tests are essential in confirming the diagnosis of narcolepsy: 1. PSG (polysonogram) and the 2. MSLT (multiple sleep latency test). This entity can not be cured. However, over the last decade, the FDA has approved multiple medications to combat narcoplepsy. An excellent resouce to further explore narcolepsy is via The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, a component of the NIH (National Institutes of Health).
Involuntary episodes of falling asleep during the daytime while engaged in activity?
Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS) or Narcolepsy
Is sleep apnea a characteristic of narcolepsy?
No.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.
Does narcolepsy generally take most of your energy?
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.
Is narcolepsy a parasomnia?
No, narcolepsy is a dyssomnia. It involves the timing, quantity, or quality of sleep.
When was Narcolepsy - song - created?
Narcolepsy - song - was created on 1997-04-08.
What are the demographics of narcolepsy?
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.
What does it mean when you fall and hit your face and black out?
Did you black out because you fell, or did you fall because you blacked out? In the former case, perhaps you tripped and then suffered a concussion as a result of your fall. In the latter case perhaps you have a serious neurological disorder such as narcolepsy or epilepsy.
Can excess use of xanax cause narcolepsy?
The use of Xanax absolutely does not cause narcolepsy, though severe drowsiness may be common in some who use this medication. Narcolepsy is an irreversible life-long condition which is a REM sleep disorder - the major symptoms of narcolepsy include excessive daytime sleepiness, hypnagogic hallucinations, sleep paralysis and cataplexy - though not all four of the major symptoms are experienced by all narcoleptics. Research in recent years has suggested narcolepsy is predominantly experienced in those who have autoimmune destruction of the hypothalamic protein, orexin/hypocretin. Xanax absolutely does not "cause" narcolepsy, and merely produces symptoms of sleepiness as a possible side effect which are resolved when the medication wears off. A better explanation for this symptom is to say "Xanax made me drowsy." It is ill-advised and potentially insulting to those who do have a narcolepsy diagnosis to claim to develop a chronic, life-long condition rather than accurately state you experienced adverse drug effects.
