Article: Narcolepsy. (Featured CME Topic: Narcolepsy).
Southern Medical Journal;  March 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... sleep. In canine models of narcolepsy, the receptor protein for ... peptide display symptoms of narcolepsy. (5) These findings are ... hypocretin deficiency and narcolepsy, the primary cause remains ... states: rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and non-REM sleep. REM ...

Article: Narcolepsy: New understanding of irresistible sleep
Mayo Clinic Proceedings;  February 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... Nevertheless, narcolepsy is a distinct ... movement (REM) sleep regulation ... patients with narcolepsy.1 THE NATURE OF REM SLEEP REM sleep is ... 7 observed REM sleep occurring at ... patients with narcolepsy. Several years ...

Article: GHB and narcolepsy.(Sleep Medicine)
FOCUS: Journal for Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine;  June 22, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... that symptoms of narcolepsy are the result of REM sleep deprivation since ... symptoms seen in narcolepsy are elements of REM sleep intruding into ... eye movement (REM) sleep. Its ability ... speculation: narcolepsy may be the result ...

Article: NARCOLEPSY CAN BE TREATED, NOT CURED.(Living)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  November 23, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... I expect in the future? A.: Narcolepsy is characterized by excessive daytime ... known as rapid eye movement or REM sleep) into times of wakefulness. Typically ... unable to move. In individuals with Narcolepsy, this "paralysis" of muscles ...

Article: When the patient can't stay awake: a careful physical examination ...
JAAPA-Journal of the American Academy of Physicians Assistants;  July 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... eye movement (REM) sleep. A diagnosis of narcolepsy was established ... minutes) and had REM sleep in all tire ... diagnosis of narcolepsy was made, and ... central feature of narcolepsy and almost always precedes the REM sleep phenomena ...

Article: Narcolepsy and neurotransmitters.(SLEEP MEDICINE)
FOCUS: Journal for Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine;  July 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... stop firing during REM sleep. Some LC noradrenergic ... muscle tone during REM sleep as well as during ... of hypocretin in narcolepsy became of interest ... play a role in REM sleep. Because of these ... in symptoms of narcolepsy. Various studies ...

Article: Narcolepsy pharmacotherapy: a review with emphasis on ...
Sleep Review;  September 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Gelineau named this condition narcolepsy. The patient with narcolepsy is caught in a vicious cycle ... intrusion of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep phenomena in the awake state ... dreams. The classic tetrad of narcolepsy symptoms includes: 1. Excessive ...