the word narcolepsy comes from the Greek "narke" which means numbness and "lepsis" for possession or property which is known as gelineau syndrome, which is an autoimmune disease. The narcolepsy is an irresistible propensity to sleep in the form of acute crises, the narcoleptic sleep is shorter and deeper than sleep a person normally has, it may appear by diseases central nervous system, it may be by encephalitis is an infectious disease consisting of inflammation of the brain that is usually caused by avirus or idiopathically due to spontaneous outbreak or of unknown causes.
This disease is characterized by heaviness and excessive desire to sleep, it can also cause cataplexy which are disorders produced while sleeping such as insomnia, sleepwalking and other REM sleep alterations which are the acronym for Rapid Eye Movement which are one of the stages of sleep, but in this case there may be sleep paralysis such as hypnagogic hallucinations, which is a mental state where the person sees, feels and hears things where they do not exist and hypnopompic are those that occur in an intermediate state between sleep and the vigilthat occurs when they are waking up as vivid, auditory or tactile images.
This area is not related to depression, seizure disorders, fainting, or other illnesses that can cause abnormal sleep patterns. The narcolepsy is a long - term illness or habitual no cure. But medications and lifestyle changes help control these symptoms.
