tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005913307053669259.post6158017133089025357..comments2024-03-10T03:33:29.698-04:00Comments on Medicowesome: Narcolepsy mnemonic IkaN (Nakeya Dewaswala, M.D.)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03461017124502223040noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005913307053669259.post-33867825641603574382016-10-30T01:57:43.210-04:002016-10-30T01:57:43.210-04:00YepYepIkaN (Nakeya Dewaswala, M.D.)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03461017124502223040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005913307053669259.post-42745742159023663362016-10-29T09:16:58.337-04:002016-10-29T09:16:58.337-04:00Narcolepsy with cataplexy is caused by a lack of h...Narcolepsy with cataplexy is caused by a lack of hypocretins, key brain chemicals that help sustain alertness and prevent REM sleep from occurring at the wrong times.<br /><br />Though much has been learned about narcolepsy with cataplexy, considerably less is known about the cause of narcolepsy without cataplexy. Most likely, it is caused by less severe injury to the hypocretin neurons, resulting in fewer and less severe symptoms.Medicowesome videoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07588290497795252643noreply@blogger.com