Sentences with phrase «become narcoleptic»

In their search for such a trigger in people who had become narcoleptic, Mignot's group found elevated levels of antibodies to Streptococcus pyogenes, a bacterium that causes strep throat and has been implicated in other autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatic fever.

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Any strong emotion — sadness, elation, laughter, fear — can cause an attack to come on: The narcoleptic's muscles slacken and his or her face or body may become weak and begin to sag.