Latest update... "new study shows dramatic reduction in the number of
neurons containing a substance called hypocretins in brains of people with
narcolepsy compared to control brains." See National Institute of
Neurological Disorders and Stroke website www.ninds.nih.gov
It has great info. regarding this disorder.
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Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 8:57 AM
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Subject: Narcolepsy questions
Hello Tips Posse:
My students have been inquiring about narcolepsy.
What causes it?
What happens?
Do people who are having an attack retain any sense of their surrounds?
Does it have any known detrimental effects on memory or on the heart?
Thanks for your help.
NJM
