Narcolepsy and the Pathological Aspects of Multiple Napping

Abstract

the distribution of sleep and wakefulness within 24 hr with sleep bouts during daytime and waking spells during nighttime suggests that the [narcoleptic] patients are caught in a vicious circle that prevents both effective sleeping and effective waking / to test this hypothesis, a single case experiment with daytime sleep deprivation was conducted the polyphasic–monophasic sleep–wake continuum / the sleep–wake distribution in narcoleptic patients / daytime sleep deprivation in narcolepsy / the effect of temporal isolation / performance deficits in narcoleptic patients a 42–year–old, unemployed, male patient who suffered from EDS [excessive daytime sleepiness], sleep attacks, cataplexy, and hypnagogic hallucinations was studied for 60 consecutive days in the clinic (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)