Sentences with phrase «as narcolepsy»

If you suffer from conditions such as narcolepsy or sleep apnea, then you should absolutely consult a doctor about your treatment options and possibly discuss the use of Provigil.

Some sleep disorders can affect a person's ability to fall asleep, such as insomnia, while others might cause them to feel tired throughout the day and wake up constantly during the night, such as narcolepsy.

Dogs already serve as models for diseases such as narcolepsy, certain cancers and blindness.

Dr. Saper's research has explored circuitry of the brain that controls basic functions such as wake - sleep cycles, feeding, and immune response, and how these circuits are disrupted in neurological disorders, such as Parkinson's disease, in sleep disorders such as narcolepsy and sleep apnea, and during aging.

Some sleep disorders, such as narcolepsy, are best treated pharmacologically, whereas others, such as chronic and primary insomnia, are more amenable to behavioral interventions.

Not exact matches

A possible connection to narcolepsy isn't as strange as it might seem.

These drugs may be used recreationally to purposefully alter one's consciousness (such as coffee, alcohol or cannabis), as entheogens for spiritual purposes (such as the mescaline - containing peyote cactus or psilocybin - containing mushrooms), and also as medication (such as the use of narcotics in controlling pain, stimulants to treat narcolepsy and attention disorders, as well as anti-depressants and anti-psychotics for treating neurological and psychiatric illnesses).

Sleep - wake cycles and our understanding of narcolepsy have been advanced by the discovery of orphan receptors, as well as their associated ligand peptide hormones and the genes that code for them.

Heading for the basement lab, one of the East Bay narcolepsy support group members — the handsome, silver - haired man — had ventured a small wisecrack as he neared the yelping dogs.

As a lab researcher with a Ph.D. in molecular pharmacology, he believes he has finally discovered the key to understanding — and maybe someday curing — narcolepsy.

And because they can slide rapidly into REM at any time, people with narcolepsy are prone to hallucinations — or what sleep researchers refer to as hypnagogic imagery — when falling asleep.

In recent sleep lab studies of 600 people age 30 or older, Mignot was surprised to find that 1 percent — or 20 times as many as with classic narcolepsy — suffered from inordinate sleepiness, had a high frequency of the autoimmune marker linked to narcolepsy, and went very rapidly into REM when they napped.

It turned out that, in some people with a specific genetic variant, the vaccine, Pandemrix, caused narcolepsy and this generated a lot of discussion as to whether other autoimmune diseases may be induced by the vaccine.

These studies have been questioned as the genetic variant required for narcolepsy protects against autoimmune type 1 diabetes.

Narcolepsy affects 1 in every 2000 people, making it about as common as multiple sclerosis.

Evolution Modafinil, a drug used to treat narcolepsy and other sleepiness disorders, has been popular with athletes; as are various «designer» stimulants that are more difficult to find in tests.

«Narcolepsy as an Autoimmune Disease: The Role of H1N1 and Infection,» by Markku Partinen et al., The Lancet Neurology, 2014.

Information gathered during your study will be used to diagnose or rule out conditions such as sleep apnea, narcolepsy, periodic limb movement disorder, or other sleep - related conditions.

Conditions such as sleep apnea and narcolepsy, or just regular sleep deprivation, cause excessive daytime sleepiness; people will nod off while doing normal daytime activities such as driving or sitting at a desk.

Hormonal changes that occur when an adolescent is going through puberty, as well as the hormonal changes that occur during menopause, are especially known to cause symptoms of narcolepsy.

Besides epilepsy, ketones have been successfully used to treat a number of other neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, ALS, stroke, narcolepsy, brain trauma, and brain cancer.

Other neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with mercury include narcolepsy, obsessive - compulsive disorder, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, Tourette syndrome and borderline personality disorder, as well as neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and multiple sclerosis.

Lupus, IBD, psoriasis, and neurological such as Parkinson's and early memory loss / dementia, depression, anxiety, event PTSD (fighter pilots with narcolepsy), traumatic brain injury, as well as diabetes and obesity (to normalize blood sugars), and heart disease atherosclerosis which is now being looked at as possible autoimmune since it is a gut and inflammation issue.

Narcolepsy continues to be classified as a sleep disorder, which it certainly is not, and that helps nobody.

Since, the benefits of beta - hydroxybutyrate are being studied for other neurological disorders, such as Parkinson's disease, dementia, migraine headaches and narcolepsy.

Others, such as sleep apnea and narcolepsy, require a formal sleep study.

While I do think I benefitted from entering into ketosis, I would not necessarily recommend a Ketogenic diet to patients unless to achieve some sort of therapeutic goal, such as improved insulin resistance, or for adjunct cancer care, to reduce inflammation, or to improve severe depression, migraines, or narcolepsy.

That said, not all sleep problems are so easily treated and could signify the presence of a sleep disorder such as apnea, restless legs syndrome, narcolepsy, or another clinical sleep problem.

Sleep tests are particularly useful in detecting sleep disorders such as sleep apnea and narcolepsy.

According to Fox 7 News, Ladybird acted as a service dog to the woman, who suffered from narcolepsy and seizures.

It sounds like Bandit may have narcolepsy; it can occur when a dog gets over excited they just collapse to the floor and then get up like nothing happened; it can be misdiagnosed as a seizure, but seizures are usually violent episodes with shaking, incontinence etc... There is no treatment for narcolepsy, but it is harmless and doesn't progress in severity.

We train service dogs to mitigate symptoms of many disabilities such as: autism, anxiety disorders, depression, diabetes, epilepsy, hearing impairment, multiple sclerosis (MS), narcolepsy, post-traumatic stress (PTS or PTSD), severe allergies, spinal cord injuries, and traumatic brain injuries (TBI).

Activities, such as hunting, eating or hard play and exercise with other dogs, can raise the dog's level of excitement enough to bring about an attack of narcolepsy and cataplexy.

Petting the dog during an attack of narcolepsy and cataplexy can often reverse the attack, as can talking to the dog or making loud noises.

Narcolepsy in dogs presents as excessive fatigue, lethargy and brief losses of consciousness.

An accurate description is important because there are other conditions with symptoms that mimic seizures, such as cardiac and / or pulmonary disease, narcolepsy, cataplexy, myasthenia gravis and metabolic disturbances.

He developed narcolepsy as a result of the tumor, a pre-existing condition that sent his health costs skyrocketing.