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narcolepsy  

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  • A sleep disorder in which a person slips abruptly from an active, often emotional, waking state into several minutes of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. Narcolepsy is associated with cataplexy, in which a sudden loss of muscle control results in an individual suddenly collapsing. [Source: The SAGE Glossary of the Social and Behavioral Sciences; Narcolepsy]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-D8WLHG81-G

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