narcoleptics
Involuntary sleep sufferers
Narcoleptics are people who have narcolepsy, a neurological disorder causing sudden, uncontrollable episodes of deep sleep.
The term also works as an adjective describing things related to the condition: narcoleptic episodes, narcoleptic symptoms.
Less commonly, narcoleptics refers to drugs that induce sleep or stupor.
Emotion-induced muscle paralysis
- microsleepsFleeting involuntary unconsciousness
- sleep paralysisTemporary waking immobility
- muscle weaknessReduced contractile capacity
- drowsinessState of near-sleep
somnolence · grogginess · fatigue · lethargy · dozing off · vivid dreams · brain fog
Agents that heighten arousal
- amphetaminesCentral nervous system stimulants
- antidepressantsMedications treating clinical despair
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- sleep hygieneBehaviors promoting better rest
caffeine · management · therapy · clinical trial · specialist
Lack of something needed
- autoimmuneBody attacks itself
- hypothalamusSubthalamic regulatory brain region
- neurotransmitterSynaptic chemical messenger
- neurologicalOf the nervous system
Persisting over time
- invisible illnessCondition lacking outward symptoms
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- misunderstoodIncorrectly comprehended
- disabilityImpairment affecting life activities
accommodation · support group · coping · disclosure · self-advocacy · awareness · quality of life · sleep diary
cataplexy
Emotion-induced muscle paralysis
- microsleepsFleeting involuntary unconsciousness
- sleep paralysisTemporary waking immobility
- muscle weaknessReduced contractile capacity
drowsiness · somnolence · grogginess · fatigue · lethargy · dozing off · vivid dreams · brain fog
stimulants
Agents that heighten arousal
- amphetaminesCentral nervous system stimulants
- antidepressantsMedications treating clinical despair
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
sleep hygiene · caffeine · management · therapy · clinical trial · specialist
deficiency
Lack of something needed
- autoimmuneBody attacks itself
- hypothalamusSubthalamic regulatory brain region
- neurotransmitterSynaptic chemical messenger
chronic
Persisting over time
- invisible illnessCondition lacking outward symptoms
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- misunderstoodIncorrectly comprehended
disability · accommodation · support group · coping · disclosure · self-advocacy · awareness · quality of life · sleep diary · routine
- poor sleepersinsomniacs, sleepwalkers, snorers, light sleeper
- patientspatient, inpatients, inpatient, outpatients, outpatient
- Neuro PatientsAlzheimer's patients, epileptics, stroke patients, stroke survivors