Recognizing markers like atonia index during wakefulness (WAI) that are not present in other hypersomnias might help in the diagnosis of narcolepsy. Atonia index during wakefulness (WAI) might ...

Narcolepsy is a chronic neurological disorder characterised by excessive daytime sleepiness and, in type 1 cases, cataplexy resulting from selective loss of hypothalamic hypocretin (orexin) neurons.

Narcolepsy affects the brain’s ability to regulate sleep-wake cycles, which can lead to a lack of alertness. Typically, narcolepsy does not show up on brain scans, so doctors diagnose it with sleep ...

That overwhelming sleepiness dragging you down might not just be from staying up too late scrolling through TikTok. While everyone occasionally battles the afternoon slump, people with hypersomnia or ...

A cluster analysis demonstrated the potential for the Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT) to aid in the diagnosis of central hypersomnia and distinguish between idiopathic hypersomnia subgroups. The ...

Jay Cook, 24, was in high school when she started to experience sudden bouts of sleepiness. "I was taking community college classes, and I'd drive 20 minutes away to the community college and come ...