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A condition characterized by recurrent episodes of daytime somnolence and lapses in consciousness (microsomnias) that may be associated with automatic behaviors and AMNESIA. CATAPLEXY; SLEEP PARALYSIS, and hypnagogic HALLUCINATIONS frequently accompany narcolepsy. The pathophysiology of this disorder includes sleep-onset rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, which normally follows stage III or IV sleep. (From Neurology 1998 Feb;50(2 Suppl 1):S2-S7)
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- Gelineau Syndrome
- Gelineau's Syndrome
- Narcoleptic Syndrome
- Paroxysmal Sleep
- Gelineau's Syndromes
- Gelineaus Syndrome
- Narcoleptic Syndromes
- Sleep, Paroxysmal
- Syndrome, Gelineau
- Syndrome, Gelineau's
- Syndrome, Narcoleptic
- Syndromes, Gelineau's
- Syndromes, Narcoleptic
- Narcolepsy-Cataplexy Syndrome
- Narcolepsy Cataplexy Syndrome
- Narcolepsy-Cataplexy Syndromes
- Syndrome, Narcolepsy-Cataplexy
- Syndromes, Narcolepsy-Cataplexy
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- National Library of Medicine. Narcolepsy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009290. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009290
- Narcolepsy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcolepsy
- Narcolepsy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q189561