Insomnia and Narcolepsy (Neuro) - 4/11/24

False, it’s insomnia

True or False: If a person has been waking up very early in the morning every day during a month and feels tired, slow with brain fog, that person has narcolepsy

True

True or False: Cataplexy is a feature of narcolepsy, however it is not present in every person.

True

True or False: Chronic insomnia causes sleep deprivation.

False, Caused by lower levels of orexin

True or False: Narcolepsy is caused by lower levels of melatonin.

True

True or False: People with narcolepsy may keep moving parts of their body like their hands, while they are sleeping.

True

True or False: Narcolepsy does not have a cure

Influenza and strep throat

Viral and bacterial infections such as ____ and _____ can cause narcolepsy.

REM

People with narcolepsy go to ___ stage very shortly after falling asleep.

insomnia: middle maintenance

When a person wakes up in the middle of the night and cannot go back to sleep for a while, that is considered _______________

Feeling tired, delayed response, and trouble remembering

Three symptoms a person with insomnia may have during the day are: ______________, ________________, __________________

Family history, anxiety, and depression

_________, ____________, and ______________ are examples of secondary insomnia