Narcolepsy is a low prevalence disorder characterised by uncontrollable daytime sleepiness (sometimes accompanied by night-time insomnia). In addition, sufferers may experience extreme muscle weakness particularly when excited by something and may also experience hallucinations. In severe cases this disorder is as disabling as quadraplegia. 1. Living with Narcolepsy - A place for people to help each other with chat, message board & group news available. 2. Sleepy Online - Information about narcolepsy-related issues. Includes personal stories and news about the disorder. 3. BBC: Horizon - Living Nightmare - Documentary featuring new research about narcolespy, including information about orexin--a chemical that appears to help humans wake up. 4. Center for Narcolepsy - The Stanford University Sleep Clinic was the first medical clinic established to specialize in sleep disorders. 5. Center for Narcolepsy Research. - General narcolepsy information and faqs, support groups, research and schedule of events. Part of the University of Illinois at Chicago. 6. eMedicine Health - Narcolepsy - Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment. 7. Living With Narcolepsy - A site dedicated to narcolepsy and the people who live with it, including a description of symptoms, tips for coping with the disorder, treatment options, sources of help, and links to research and sleep disorder sites. 8. Mayo Clinic: Narcolepsy NEW! - Learn the signs, symptoms, causes, treatment, and how to cope with this condition. 9. Narcolepsy - Information sheet compiled by NINDS, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. 10. Narcolepsy - This site gives clinical, genetic and HLA information about this disorder. 11. Narcolepsy & Sleep Disorders Newsletter - Online version of patient, researcher and physician newsletter. 12. Narcolepsy - A Sleep Disorder - Site dedicated to narcoleptics by a narcoleptic. Includes experiences with this disorder, FAQs, message board, chat and information on medicine. 13. Narcolepsy - What is it Really Like? - Information on the difficulties associated with diagnosis and treatment. 14. Narcolepsy Association UK - The homepage for Narcolepsy Association UK - UKAN a registered charity 15. Narcolepsy Internet - Support and Information for people with narcolepsy or ideopathic hypersomnia, their family, and care-providers. Also provides a private member-only email based discussion group. 16. Narcolepsy Message Board and Help Forum - Offers an archive, post a article and joining instructions. 17. Narcolepsy Network - Support for people who have narcolepsy (or related sleep disorders), their families and friends, and professionals involved in treatment, research, and public education. 18. Narcolepsy: a psychiatrist's perspective - A personal view from a retired psychiatrist on narcolepsy and related conditions. 19. Our Experiences with Narcolepsy - Offers stories about experiences with symptoms, doctors, medicines and everyday life. 20. Stanford University's Center for Narcolepsy - Includes information on treatment, pointers to latest research and publications, their current research and information on the basic mechanisms of narcolepsy. 21. Swiss Narcolepsy Association - Information on the activities of the association. 22. The Florida Narcolepsy Association - Support group for people with sleep disorders. 23. The Narcolepsy Institute - The Narcolepsy Institute provides support services to individuals who have narcolepsy and their families in New York City (Montefiore Medical Center).

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