a common symptom of narcolepsy in which the sufferer constantly shifts back and forth from light to deep sleep, preventing them from sleeping soundly
What is disrupted nighttime sleep
100
a phenomenon in which a person, either falling asleep or awakening, temporarily experiences an inability to move, speak or react.
What is sleep paralysis
100
This percentage of people are initially misdiagnosed with narcolepsy
What is 60 percent
100
The typical time length it takes for people to recognize the disease presence
What is years
100
A lot of individuals experience this sudden body change after getting narcolepsy
What is weight gain
200
This is a factor that could raise the likelihood of someone getting narcolepsy
What is genetics
200
This is the name of a support group where sufferers of this disease can cope with their embarrassment, depression, and fear
What is Unite Narcolepsy
200
This process helps doctors to diagnose those suffering from narcolepsy
What is an overnight sleep study
200
Name a few of the medicines used to treat narcolepsy
What is Provigil,
Sodium Oxybate (Xyrem)
Prozac, Zoloft, Effexor
200
Most people with narcolepsy have low levels of this brain chemical that regulates REM sleep
What is Hypocretin
300
This age range is most likely to develop narcolepsy
What is ages 10-30
300
people may fall asleep when they are doing a boring task or when they are working alone. These sleep attacks may become more frequent and occur at inappropriate and dangerous times such as when they are driving a car
What is excessive daytime sleepiness
300
This test measures how long it takes for you to fall asleep during the day
What is the Multiple sleep latency test (MSLT)
300
Once diagnosed, this is the general time duration of the disease
What is lifelong
300
This aspect of the disease varies from person to person
What is the typical severity of narcolepsy
400
How would you categorize the cure of narcolepsy
What is incurable
400
Narcoleptic symptom; dreamlike visual, auditory or tactile feelings in which elements of the waking world are incorporated just before falling asleep
What is a hallucination
400
People suffering with narcolepsy need to avoid this commonly consumed stimulant
What is caffeine
400
Hypocretin is produced in this part of the brain
What is the hypothalamus
400
This famous comedian lives with narcolepsy
What is Jimmy Kimmel
500
This is what doctors believe the cause is
What is low levels of hypocretin in the cerebrospinal fluid
500
This symptom is a sudden weakness of the muscles of the body, especially the legs but also the face and neck, that is brought on by strong emotion, especially laughing.
What is cataplexy
500
This is another name for the overnight test to check for abnormalities in sleep cycle
What is a polysomnogram
500
Narcoleptics have _ times the rate of automobile accidents as non-narcoleptics.
What is 10 times
500
This inventor of the light bulb lived life dealing with narcolepsy