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  • - from the French narcolepsie, which was derived from the Greek narke meaning numbness and lepsis meaning attack or seizure - is a chronic sleep disorder where the brain is unable to regulate the body's sleep-wake cycles.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2009

  • - from the French narcolepsie, which was derived from the Greek narke meaning numbness and lepsis meaning attack or seizure - is a chronic sleep disorder where the brain is unable to regulate the body's sleep-wake cycles.

    Health News from Medical News Today 2009

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