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Narcolepsy is a chronic sleep -wake disorder which classically causes the tetrad of excessive daytime sleepiness,
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cataplexy which describes sudden muscle weakness that can lead to collapse, dream -like hallucinations, and sleep paralysis.
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Disease onset is usually in a person's 20s, although it can be diagnosed at any age.
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Importantly, narcolepsy isn't actually that rare, being the second commonest cause of disabling daytime sleepiness after obstructive sleep apnea.
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Its estimated prevalence is about 1 in 1000.
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Most of the cases of narcolepsy are sporadic.
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However, there are familial clusterings suggesting either a genetic or environmental link.
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The disease can be classified into type 1 and type 2 narcolepsy.
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Type 1 is caused by extensive neuron loss in the hypothalamus.
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These specific neurons produce orexin, also referred to as hypocretin,
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which is a neuropeptide that stabilises the sleep and wake stages and prevents inappropriate transitions between them.
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As a result, this type is associated with very low levels of orexin and severe symptoms including cataplexy.
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Type 2 has normal orexin levels, including most of the same symptoms, but doesn't have cataplexy.
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The process that destroys the orexin -producing neurons remains a bit of a mystery,
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but more than 98 % of people with type 1 narcolepsy have the HLA -DQB1 gene.
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This suggests there might be an autoimmune element to it.
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Let's discuss the main clinical features.
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All patients with narcolepsy have excessive daytime sleepiness.
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This can be associated with memory problems and attention issues, resulting in incidents like car crashes.
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The Epworth Sleepiness Scale can be used for evaluating excessive daytime sleepiness.
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People with narcolepsy are also prone to sleep attacks.
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These occur in inappropriate situations several times a day, even when fully involved in a task, and last between one minute and one hour.
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In addition to sleepiness, narcolepsy also characterised by disordered regulation of rapid eye movement sleep.
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REM sleep normally occurs only during the usual sleep period, and includes vivid story -like dreams,
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rapid eye movements, and paralysis of nearly all skeletal muscles except the muscles of respiration.
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In narcolepsy, REM sleep can actually occur at any time of the day, intruding into wakefulness.
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The most severe manifestation of this is cataplexy, which occurs in 60 % of patients.
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This is a generalized muscle weakness, leading to partial or complete collapse.
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It is most frequently triggered by emotional stimuli such as laughter, excitement, or anger.
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Speech may be impaired, vision might be blurred, and respiration might become irregular during the attack.
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Many people with narcolepsy also complain of sleep paralysis, which occurs at the borders of sleep, typically when waking up.
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This is often associated with dreamlike and often disturbing hallucinations.
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Hallucinations that occur at the onset of sleep are referred to as hypnagogic hallucinations,
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and those that occur on awakening are referred to as hypnopompic hallucinations.
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Typical hallucinations might include the sense that a threatening stranger is in the bedroom, or that one's being attacked by animals.
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Moving to investigations, the clinical history of narcolepsy often makes the diagnosis apparent,
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but it's essential to confirm it with overnight polysonography, followed by multiple sleep latency tests the next day.
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The PSG ascertains sleep quality and can identify coexisting causes of excessive daytime sleepiness such as OSA.
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In people with narcolepsy, it might show fragmented light sleep and an early transition into REM sleep.
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The MSLT is performed the day after.
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In this test, the patient is encouraged throughout the day to fall asleep every 2 hours for 20 minutes.
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Given the opportunity to nap, nap, people with narcolepsy usually fall asleep in less than 8 minutes,
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whereas healthy people generally fall asleep in more than 15 minutes.
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In addition, people with narcolepsy will have REM sleep during at least two of these daytime naps.
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The management of narcolepsy is based on lifestyle modifications and medications to treat excessive daytime sleepiness and cataplexy.
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Non -pharmacological approaches should include improving sleep hygiene by adopting a relatively strict sleep schedule and avoiding alcohol,
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smoking, late late night exercise and sleep deprivation.
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Excessive daytime sleepiness can be managed with CNS stimulants.
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One first -line medication is modafinil.
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Other medications, including dexamphetamine and methylphenidate like Ritalin,
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have evidence, but a lack of head -to -head trials makes it difficult to compare efficacy between drugs.
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Cataplexy is usually managed with sodium oxabate or bitosaline.
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These reduce the frequency of attacks per week second -line agents such as serotonin noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors
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or tricyclic antidepressants can also be considered.
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To remember the classic triad of clinical symptoms for narcolepsy, remember CHESS features, including cataplexy,
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hallucinations, excessive somnolence, and sleep paralysis.
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If you like this mnemonic, then check out some of my other videos in this playlist.
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Wortschatz und Sprechhinweise zu dieser Lektion
Diese Sprechübung auf Niveau C1 basiert auf dem Video „Narcolepsy Visually Explained“. Diese Wörter kommen am häufigsten vor: sleep, narcolepsy, sleepiness, daytime, cataplexy. Dieses Video enthält 57 Sätze und 767 Wörter zum Nachsprechen. Der gesprochene Teil dauert 5:51. Der Sprecher spricht gleichmäßig mit etwa 131 Wörtern pro Minute – ein angenehmes Tempo fürs Shadowing. Nur 68 % der Wörter gehören zu den 3.000 häufigsten im Englischen, der Wortschatz ist also anspruchsvoll.
Wichtiger Wortschatz in diesem Video
Die 15 anspruchsvollsten Wörter aus dem Video, mit Aussprache und Bedeutung:
| Wort | Aussprache | Bedeutung |
|---|---|---|
| narcolepsy Substantiv | /ˈnɑː(ɹ)kəˌlɛpsi/ | Narkolepsie |
| sleepiness Substantiv | Schläfrigkeit | |
| daytime Substantiv | /ˈdeɪtaɪm/ | heller Tag, Tageszeit |
| cataplexy Substantiv | /ˈkætəˌplɛksi/ | Kataplexie |
| hallucination Substantiv | /həˌluːsɪˈneɪʃən/ | Halluzination, Wahnvorstellung |
| paralysis Substantiv | /pəˈɹæləsəs/ | Paralyse, Lähmung |
| neuron Substantiv | /ˈn(j)ʊɹɑn/ | Neuron, Nervenzelle |
| symptom Substantiv | /ˈsɪm(p)təm/ | Symptom |
| respiration Substantiv | /ɹɛspɪˈɹeɪʃən/ | Atmung |
| onset Substantiv | /ˈɒnˌsɛt/ | Anzeichen |
| inappropriate Adjektiv | /ˌɪnəˈpɹoʊpɹi.ət/ | unangebracht, unangemessen |
| antidepressant Substantiv | Antidepressivum | |
| ascertain Verb | /ˌæsəˈteɪn/ | feststellen |
| autoimmune Adjektiv | /ˌɔːtəʊɪˈmjuːn/ | autoimmun |
| awaken Verb | /əˈweɪkən/ | aufwecken, wecken |
Phrasal Verbs, die du hören wirst
| Wort | Aussprache | Bedeutung |
|---|---|---|
| check out Verb | überprüfen | |
| wake up Verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | aufwachen, erwachen |
Aussprache, auf die du achten solltest
- Die „th“-Laute: methylphenidate /ˌmɛθ əlˈfɛn ɪˌdeɪt/, threaten /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/
- Die Laute „sh“ und „zh“: hallucination /həˌluːsɪˈneɪʃən/, respiration /ɹɛspɪˈɹeɪʃən/, deprivation /ˌdɛp.ɹɪˈveɪʃən/, manifestation /ˌmænɪfɛˈsteɪʃən/, modification /ˌmɑdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
- Lange Wörter – auf die Betonung achten: narcolepsy /ˈnɑː(ɹ)kəˌlɛpsi/, cataplexy /ˈkætəˌplɛksi/, hallucination /həˌluːsɪˈneɪʃən/, paralysis /pəˈɹæləsəs/, respiration /ɹɛspɪˈɹeɪʃən/
Laute, die Deutschsprachigen schwerfallen:
- /w/ — mit runden Lippen, nicht wie das deutsche „w“ (/v/): awaken /əˈweɪkən/, wakefulness /ˈweɪk.fʊl.nəs/
- Stimmhafter Auslaut — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ am Wortende nicht verhärten: generalize /ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹə.laɪz/, intrude /ɪnˈtɹuːd/, obstructive /əbˈstɹʌk.tɪv/, tetrad /ˈtɛtɹæd/, disturb /dɪˈstɜːb/
- /æ/ — offener als „ä“: cataplexy /ˈkætəˌplɛksi/, paralysis /pəˈɹæləsəs/, ascertain /ˌæsəˈteɪn/, classify /ˈklæs.əˌfaɪ/, manifestation /ˌmænɪfɛˈsteɪʃən/
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