NARCOLEPSY

QUE ES NARCOLEPSY?

• chronic neurological disorder
• disturbed nocturnal sleep and
• abnormal daytime sleep pattern
• Not caused by mental illness

SYMPTOMS

CATAPLEXY

• Episodes of muscle muscle weakness
• Severity varies among Narcolepttics
• Emotional Trigger
• Autoimmune Destruction of Neurotransmitter
• Cause Unknown

HYPNAGOGIA

SLEEP PARALYSIS

• REM atonia
• Frequent among narcoleptics
• Sense of feeling crushed
• Accoponied by other strange phenomina

TETRIS EFFECT

• Domination of imagery
• Caused by repetitive activity
• Not confined to visual imagery
• Physical sensations
• "Server Dreams"

SIGHTS AND SOUNDS

• Random speckles, lines, geometrical pattern
• Visual noise and synesthesia
• Flashes of light in response to noise
• Proprioceptive sensations
• Changes in perceived body propotionn

DIAGNOSIS

• Polysomnography
• Episodes of Muscle weakness
• (EDS)
• Hypnagogic hallucinations
• theorized that narcolepsy may be an autoimmune disease

TREATMENT

• Xyrem
• Modafinil (provigal)
• Ritalin
• Aderall