Narcolepsy Tóm tắt về bệnh

Narcolepsy is a chronic neurologic sleep disorder wherein the patient has excessive daytime sleepiness and rapid eye movement sleep is dysregulated.
Symptoms include excessive daytime sleepiness, cataplexy, sleep paralysis, sleep-related hallucinations, automatic behavior, fragmented nocturnal sleep and insomnia.
The presence of both excessive daytime sleepiness & cataplexy highly suggest narcolepsy.
It must be remembered that there is no cure for narcolepsy, however, its disabling symptoms can be controlled with appropriate & targeted therapy.

For further information regarding the management of Narcolepsy, please refer to Disease Algorithm for the Treatment Guideline.