September 22 is observed as World Narcolepsy Day: A disease that mostly goes misdiagnosed - Video
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Overview
Every year, September 22 is observed as World Narcolepsy Day. Narcolepsy is characterized by several symptoms, including excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), cataplexy, automatic behaviors (performing actions such as walking, eating, or driving, in a semiconscious way without awareness), hallucinations, and sleep paralysis.
Many people with narcolepsy experience cataplexy, a condition that causes a sudden reduction or loss of muscle tone while a patient is awake.
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Roshni Dhar, a Mass com graduate with a soft corner for health happenings, joined Medical Dialogues as a news anchor in 2021. Inspired by her mother who is a gynaecologist, she likes to keep herself and the world updated on the occurring in the medical field. She covers various aspects of health news for MDTV at Medical Dialogues. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in. Contact no. 011-43720751
