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Narcolepsy

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Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder characterized by a wide range of symptoms such as excessive daytime sleepiness, cataplexy, sleep paralysis, hallucinations, disrupted nocturnal sleep, and sleep apnea. The following case scenario describes symptoms of narcolepsy within the framework of symptoms experienced by a young businessman.

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Öztürk, Ş. (2016). Narcolepsy. In: Neurological Disorders in Clinical Practice. In Clinical Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23168-6_10

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