Persons with narcolepsy with cataplexy have low levels of cerebrospinal fluid hypocretin-1, a protein thought to help regulate sleep and wakefulness. Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder that causes people ...

Cataplexy is a rare symptom linked to narcolepsy. The right diagnosis and treatment can help you manage these sudden episodes ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Most participants with narcolepsy with cataplexy who took the sodium oxybate therapy Xyrem at the beginning of a ...

WAKIX is the first and only non-scheduled treatment approved for excessive daytime sleepiness or cataplexy in adult patients with narcolepsy PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. and CHICAGO, Oct. 14, 2020 ...

Two abstracts presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting 2021 showed that patients with narcolepsy treated with once-nightly sodium oxybate, FT218, vs placebo exhibited significant improvements in sleep ...

Lower-sodium oxybate (LXB) and sodium oxybate (SXB) were proven equally effective for cataplexy and excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), despite LXB having 92% less sodium. For patients with cataplexy ...

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Topiramate May Be Effective for Alcohol Use Disorder, PTSD Symptoms Sodium oxybate (Xyrem; Jazz), alone or in combination with modafinil, improved excessive sleepiness in patients with narcolepsy both ...

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WESTCHESTER, Ill. -- Persons with narcolepsy with cataplexy have low levels of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) hypocretin-1, a protein thought to help regulate sleep and wakefulness, according to a study ...