Narcolepsy
Narcolepsy,
noun, a disorder that causes periods of extreme daytime sleepiness.(May also
cause muscle weakness.) When you have narcolepsy, you may have trouble sleeping
at night, falling asleep suddenly, and hallucinations.
I
picked this topic to research because I’ve never heard of anything like this
before. So, it couldn’t be a better topic to research. I couldn’t imagine how
people could deal with having this condition. To randomly fall asleep in mid
conversation, eating, driving. Its very dangerous. Another reason why I picked
this topic is to make it known. Someone might have this disorder, but may not
know what to call it or how to treat it.
There
are a lot of causes to narcolepsy. It is hereditary, so if someone in your
family has this dissorder you could be prone to having it. Infections, brains
injuries; such as tumors, strokes, or trauma from car accidents, or
military-related wounds are other causes of narcolepsy. The main cause is low
levels of histamine, a substance and chemical in the brain and blood that
promotes wakefulness.
Many
life threatening car accidents have been caused by someone whos had narcolepsy
without knowing and has fallen asleep at the wheel of a car. By making this
research paper about narcolepsy I want to inform people about this disorder so
they can be more cautious and prevent future accidents and save lives.
Narcolepsy
symptoms usually begin during the teen or young adult years. Narcolepsy is not
rare, but it is an underrecongnized and underdiagnosed condition. It is
estimated to affect about one every 3,000 Americans.
Why should people know more about Narcolepsy?
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