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What Does That Mean? Terms to know when talking about Narcolepsy - Wake Up Narcolepsy. Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT) - Conducted after the overnight portion of a sleep study (PSG), the MSLT is a series of naps to assess the quality of sleep at night and the degree of sleepiness during the day. 4-5 naps scheduled at 2 hour intervals beginning a couple hours after you wake up. Falling asleep quickly and entering REM sleep during naps is an indication of Narcolepsy. Documents how readily a person can fall asleep, REM patterns, eye movements, heart rate, chin movements and certain brain activities.

09 Aug MSLT

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What Does That Mean? terms to know when talking about narcolepsy. Brain Fog - Individuals with Narcolepsy may experience their head, mind and body feeling foggy. This can lead to: difficulty thinking, concentrating and/or forming thoughts, difficulty focusing on, following and/or carrying on conversations, being more forgetful, forgetting things you normally wouldn't.

26 Jul Brain Fog

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Microsleeps - Period of sleep that lasts 15 seconds or less during which people lose conscious control of what they are doing

21 Jul Microsleep

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What Does that Mean? Terms to know when talking about Narcolepsy by Wake Up Narcolepsy. Automatic Behaviors: When an individual continues engaging in whatever habitual activities they were doing, but in a semiautomatic way without conscious awareness (ex. eating talking, driving a familiar route). These can be unsettling experiences for individuals and may put them in harm's way. Individuals experience these in different ways and to different extents, but often have no memory of the behaviors after. Automatic behaviors can lead to psycho-social impairments and affect relationships, academic performance, professional success and leisure activities.

12 Jul Automatic Behaviors

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Sleep Attack - People with Narcolepsy may feel a strong urge to sleep, often followed by a period of sleep. These are considered uncontrollable.

22 Jun Sleep Attack

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Sleep Disruption - The breaking up of sleep by frequent awakenings, also known as fragmented sleep

22 Jun Sleep Disruption

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Hypocretin - brain chemicals that help sustain alertness and prevent REM sleep from occurring at the wrong times

22 Jun Hypocretin

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Sarah Submission to Sleep Week Contest

11 Apr Sarah – #SLEEPonThis

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Sarah - #SLEEPonThis Submission ...

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11 Apr Rebecca – #SLEEPonThis

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Rebecca - #SLEEPonThis Submission ...

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11 Apr Maria – #SLEEPonThis

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Maria - #SLEEPonThis Submission ...

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