Narcolepsy

Narcolepsy is a neurological condition most characterized by Excessive Daytime Sleepiness . A narcoleptic will most likely experience disturbed nocturnal sleep, which is often confused with insomnia, and disorder of REM or rapid eye movement sleep. It is one of the dyssomnias. A narcoleptic may also sleep at any random time.The term narcolepsy derives from the French word narcolepsie created in 1880 by the French physician Jean-Baptiste-Édouard Gélineau by combining the Greek narke numbness, stupor and lepsis attack, seizure. (From the Wikpedia article Narcolepsy.)

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Recent Publications on Narcolepsy:
Narcolepsy presenting as refractory epilepsy. Clinical use of chlorpromazine (CPZ), an antipsychotic drug, is limited...	13th November, 2009	Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Government Medical College & Hospital,	Indian J Pediatr. 2009 Oct;76(10):1073. DOI Direct Link
Normalization of hypocretin-1 in narcolepsy after intravenous immunoglobulin treatment. Chronic, daytime sleepiness is a major, disabling symptom for many...	11th November, 2009	Service de Neurologie, 80, Avenue Augustin Fliche, Hopital	Neurology. 2009 Oct 20;73(16):1333-4. DOI Direct Link
Phospholipase C-beta4 is essential for the progression of the normal sleep sequence and ultradian body temperature rhythms in mice. BACKGROUND: THE SLEEP SEQUENCE: i) non-REM sleep, ii) REM sleep, and iii)...	10th November, 2009	Department of Chronobiology, Graduate School of Innovative Life Science,	PLoS One. 2009 Nov 9;4(11):e7737. DOI Direct Link
A safety trial of sodium oxybate in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: Acute effects on sleep-disordered breathing. OBJECTIVE: Sodium oxybate (SXB) is an approved drug for the treatment of...	10th November, 2009	University of Western Ontario, London Health Sciences Centre, 375 South	Sleep Med. 2009 Nov 6. DOI Direct Link
REM-dreams recall in patients with narcolepsy-cataplexy. An abundant recall of dreams has been observed in clinical studies on...	10th November, 2009	Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.	Brain Res Bull. 2009 Nov 5. DOI Direct Link
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Press Releases About Narcolepsy:
New Sleep Center Opens Doors at Northwest Hospital	11th August, 2008	Northwest Hospital and Medical Center	SEATTLE, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Northwest Hospital & Medical Center today announced the opening of the Northwest Hospital Sleep Center, a newly constructed sleep laboratory on its main

BioNews Results for Narcolepsy:
Stakeholder Opinions - Narcolepsy - Entry-point to a lucrative fatigue-associated market - research report rel	PR inside:  Oct 23 2009 8:44PM Matching: narcolepsy

Narcolepsy Clinical Trials:
Trial Comparing Effects of Xyrem Taken Orally and Modafinil With Placebo in Treating Daytime Sleepiness in Narcolepsy

Narcolepsy Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
7566725	Imidazo[1,2-A] pyridine anxiolytics
7576083	Morpholinyl piperidine glycine transporter inhibitors
7576110	Benzothiazole cyclobutyl amine derivatives
7576133	Methods and compositions for nasal administration of modafinil
7579351	Tricyclic amide derivatives
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Companies working in the area of Narcolepsy from Bioportfolio's Biocorporate database :
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Sleep HealthCenters®, Inc. It is estimated that at least 40 million Americans suffer from a chronic sleep disorder or intermittent sleep-related problem. Sleep deprivation is an unhealthy, dangerous and costly problem.Sleep... www.sleephealth.com/        View full profile

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