"Narcolepsy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D009290
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.886.425.800.200.750 F03.870.400.800.200.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Narcolepsy- Narcolepsy
- Paroxysmal Sleep
- Sleep, Paroxysmal
- Narcoleptic Syndrome
- Narcoleptic Syndromes
- Syndrome, Narcoleptic
- Syndromes, Narcoleptic
- Gelineau Syndrome
- Syndrome, Gelineau
- Gelineau's Syndrome
- Gelineau's Syndromes
- Gelineaus Syndrome
- Syndrome, Gelineau's
- Syndromes, Gelineau's
Narcolepsy-Cataplexy Syndrome- Narcolepsy-Cataplexy Syndrome
- Narcolepsy Cataplexy Syndrome
- Narcolepsy-Cataplexy Syndromes
- Syndrome, Narcolepsy-Cataplexy
- Syndromes, Narcolepsy-Cataplexy
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| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Narcolepsy" by people in Profiles.
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Increased incidence of pediatric narcolepsy following the 2009 H1N1 pandemic: a report from the pediatric working group of the sleep research network. Sleep. 2022 09 08; 45(9).
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Diagnosis and management of sleep disorders in Prader-Willi syndrome. J Clin Sleep Med. 2022 06 01; 18(6):1687-1696.
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Neuropsychiatric features of Prader-Willi syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2022 05; 188(5):1457-1463.
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A sleepy patient with REM rebound. J Clin Sleep Med. 2009 Aug 15; 5(4):386-9.
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Narcolepsy following cerebral hypoxic ischemia. Ann Neurol. 1986 May; 19(5):505-8.