Narcolepsy with cataplexy, now known as type 1 narcolepsy, is a chronic neurological disorder that affects a person’s sleep-wake cycle and involves muscle weakness. The condition can cause a person to ...

Narcolepsy, with or without cataplexy, can have a substantial detrimental effect on well-being and quality of life. Because there is no cure for this condition, current treatments aim to improve ...

Persons with narcolepsy with cataplexy have low levels of cerebrospinal fluid hypocretin-1, a protein thought to help regulate sleep and wakefulness. Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder that causes people ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Most participants with narcolepsy with cataplexy who took the sodium oxybate therapy Xyrem at the beginning of a ...

A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association showed that Oveporexton, an OX2R agonist, alleviated ...

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WAKIX is the first and only non-scheduled treatment approved for excessive daytime sleepiness or cataplexy in adult patients with narcolepsy PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. and CHICAGO, Oct. 14, 2020 ...

Two abstracts presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting 2021 showed that patients with narcolepsy treated with once-nightly sodium oxybate, FT218, vs placebo exhibited significant improvements in sleep ...

A new study conducted across Europe found an extraordinary association between narcolepsy and a specific gene variant related to the immune system. A new study conducted across Europe found an ...

Julie Flygare collapses with emotion, paralyzed, yet fully awake. April 4, 2012— -- Julie Flygare was studying art history at Brown University when the weird symptoms started: Her knees would ...

Topiramate May Be Effective for Alcohol Use Disorder, PTSD Symptoms Sodium oxybate (Xyrem; Jazz), alone or in combination with modafinil, improved excessive sleepiness in patients with narcolepsy both ...

WESTCHESTER, Ill. -- Persons with narcolepsy with cataplexy have low levels of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) hypocretin-1, a protein thought to help regulate sleep and wakefulness, according to a study ...