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1. (n.) narcolepsy
a disorder characterized by frequent and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep.
Etymology: (1875–80; narco - + (epi )lepsy)
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1. (noun) narcolepsy
a sleep disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable episodes of deep sleep
"he believes that narcolepsy is attributable to an inability to suppress REM sleep during waking"
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1. narcolepsy
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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