Treatments for Narcolepsy

The treatment and management of narcolepsy involves lifestyle changes and medications.
The goals of treatment include:
  • Improving daytime alertness
  • Minimizing or eliminating troublesome symptoms such as cataplexy, hallucinations at the beginning or end of sleep, and sleep paralysis
Treatment involves the following:
Lifestyle changesMedications
At this time, there are no surgical procedures for the treatment of narcolepsy.

References

Goetz CG, Pappert EJ. Textbook of Clinical Neurology . Philadelphia, PA: WB Saunders Company; 1999.

Narcolepsy. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. National Institutes of Health website. Available at: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/nar/nar%5Fwhat.html . Updated November 2008. Accessed April 7, 2009.

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