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Narcolepsy affects the brain’s ability to regulate sleep-wake cycles, which can lead to a lack of alertness. Typically, narcolepsy does not show up on brain scans, so doctors diagnose it with sleep ...

Narcolepsy with cataplexy, now known as type 1 narcolepsy, is a chronic neurological disorder that affects a person’s sleep-wake cycle and involves muscle weakness. The condition can cause a person to ...

Both narcolepsy and fibromyalgia affect sleep at night and cause wakefulness during the day. Although the reason is unknown, people with narcolepsy are more likely to get a diagnosis of fibromyalgia.

Type 2 narcolepsy features excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) without cataplexy — the sudden loss of muscle tone triggered by emotions that defines type 1. Symptoms are generally milder than type 1.