Narcolepsy

Narcolepsy is characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness chronsische, often with sudden loss of muscle tone (cataplexy). Other symptoms include insomnia and hypnagogic hallucinations and hypnopompic. The diagnosis is made by using the polysomnography and the multiple sleep latency test. Treatment is with modafinil, various stimulants or sodium oxybate against the excessive daytime sleepiness and establishing certain antidepressants against the accompanying symptoms. The cause is unknown. In Europe, Japan and the…