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{{stub}} '''Narcolepsy''' is a long-term [[Neurological|neurological disorder]] that involves a decreased ability to regulate sleep-wake cycles. People with narcolepsy experience "excessive daytime sleepiness and intermittent, uncontrollable episodes of falling asleep during the daytime."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/guide/narcolepsy | title = An Overview of Narcolepsy|website=WebMD|language=en|access-date=2019-03-31}}</ref> Sudden sleep attacks occur during any type of activity and at any time of the day.<ref name=":0" /> [[Category:Diagnoses]] == Autoimmune disease == Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have believed for some time that narcolepsy is an [[autoimmune disease]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2009/05/narcolepsy-is-an-autoimmune-disorder-stanford-researcher-says.html | title = Narcolepsy is an autoimmune disorder, Stanford researcher says | last = Brandt | first = Michelle | authorlink= | date = 2009 | website = Stanford Medicine News Center|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2019-03-31}}</ref> The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) also states that there is increasing evidence that it is an autoimmune disorder. NORD notes that "the [[immune system]] destroys certain [[Brain cell|brain cells]] that produce a peptide called [[hypocretin]]. Hypocretin impacts on many [[brain]] functions, but the details of its actions are not yet understood."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/narcolepsy/ | title = Narcolepsy|website=NORD (National Organization for Rare Disorders)|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-31}}</ref> In March 2019, researchers from the University of Copenhagen reported that they discovered [[autoreactive]] (produced by an organism and acting against its own cells or tissues)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/autoreactive | title = Medical Definition of AUTOREACTIVE|website=Merrian-Webster Dictionary|language=en|access-date=2019-03-31}}</ref> [[CD8]] [[T cell|T cells]] in persons suffering from narcolepsy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news-medical.net/news/20190315/Scientists-find-new-proof-that-narcolepsy-is-an-autoimmune-disease.aspx | title = Scientists find new proof that narcolepsy is an autoimmune disease | last = Anderson | first = Kate | authorlink= | date = 2019-03-15 | website = News-Medical.net|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2019-03-31}}</ref> == Notable studies == == See also == == Learn more == == References == {{Reflist}}
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