Some Experiments in the Chemistry of Narcoleptic Sleep

Abstract

Patients with idiopathic narcolepsy are seen by both neurologists and psychiatrists. The diagnosis has traditionally been made on the basis of a history of frequently falling asleep against the patient's wishes, attacks of cataplexy or loss of muscle tone upon sudden emotion, episodes of sleep paralysis, and an account of vivid, dream-like experiences during the periods of involuntary sleep.