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MeSH Heading: Narcolepsy
Tree Number(s): C10.886.425.800.200.750; F03.870.400.800.200.750
Unique ID: D009290
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009290
Scope Note: A condition characterized by recurrent episodes of daytime somnolence and lapses in consciousness (microsomnias) that may be associated with automatic behaviors and AMNESIA. CATAPLEXY; SLEEP PARALYSIS, and hypnagogic HALLUCINATIONS frequently accompany narcolepsy. The pathophysiology of this disorder includes sleep-onset rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, which normally follows stage III or IV sleep. (From Neurology 1998 Feb;50(2 Suppl 1):S2-S7)
Entry Term(s): Gelineau Syndrome; Gelineau's Syndrome; Narcolepsy-Cataplexy Syndrome; Narcoleptic Syndrome; Paroxysmal Sleep
Public MeSH Note: 67
History Note: 67(63)
Date Established: 1967/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/07/08

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Concept UI: M0014471
Scope Note: A condition characterized by recurrent episodes of daytime somnolence and lapses in consciousness (microsomnias) that may be associated with automatic behaviors and AMNESIA. CATAPLEXY; SLEEP PARALYSIS, and hypnagogic HALLUCINATIONS frequently accompany narcolepsy. The pathophysiology of this disorder includes sleep-onset rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, which normally follows stage III or IV sleep. (From Neurology 1998 Feb;50(2 Suppl 1):S2-S7)
Terms: Narcolepsy Preferred Term
Term UI T027721
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Gelineau Syndrome
Term UI T367328
Date11/03/1999
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID; Gelineau's Syndrome
Term UI T367330
Date11/03/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Narcoleptic Syndrome
Term UI T367331
Date11/03/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Paroxysmal Sleep
Term UI T367329
Date11/03/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000)

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