Phrases with «sleep attacks»

Sentences with «sleep attacks»

  • Narcolepsy is characterized by extreme daytime sleepiness, involuntary sleep attacks, paralysis, hallucinations and, in its most severe and disturbing form, episodes of cataplexy in which a person — usually in the grip of strong emotion — suddenly loses muscle tone and goes limp. (discovermagazine.com)
  • The disorder encompasses an odd constellation of symptoms, including overwhelming daytime drowsiness, uncontrollable sleep attacks, and cataplexy, a sudden loss of muscle tone after an intense emotional outburst, like a good laugh. (sciencemag.org)
  • «I drink enough to use the bathroom every hour,» says Ann Austin, 46, a health - care training and development specialist in St. Louis who has narcolepsy, which causes her to have sudden sleep attacks during the day, particularly when she is driving or working at the computer for long stretches. (health.com)
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