Category Archives: Narcolepsy

One of the most misunderstood sleep disorders, people suffering from narcolepsy experience overwhelming desires to sleep during the day. It can be a dangerous condition, because the narcoleptic might fall asleep while driving or operating a potentially dangerous machine. Narcolepsy is caused by a brain dysfunction: a lack of receptors for hypocretin (a neurotoxin responsible for regulating sleep and waking – the body clock). No one knows how or why this dysfunction occurs. If you have nar......