print email comment close Stanford University School of Medicine: Center for Narcolepsy URL: http://med.stanford.edu/school/Psychiatry/narcolepsy/ Description: Background about the serious sleep disorder of narcolepsy ("main symptoms of narcolepsy are excessive daytime sleepiness and abnormal REM sleep"), and about research efforts at this center. Features a FAQ, essay about the history of research into this disorder, video clips of narcoleptic dogs, technical publications, material about medicines for treatment, and links to related sites. Also includes information about the "'Brain Donation Program" in which brain tissue is donated for study. Publisher: Stanford University School of Medicine Extra Keywords Cataplexy Kleine-Levin Syndrome LII Database Information: Record 22248 created by Sybil Finemel on 08/06/2006 Last modification on 08/07/2006 Published: 08/10/2006   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/22248