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Listen: The Pain Of Living With Narcolepsy

First Posted: 9/28/09 Updated: 11/17/11

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nytimes.com:

About 50,000 people have been diagnosed with narcolepsy in the U.S, but there may be as many as 2.4 million people unknowingly living with it. Narcolepsy causes excessive daytime sleepiness, fatigue and even sudden muscular weakness, known as cataplexy. Here, six men and women speak about living with narcolepsy. Listen to their stories.

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About 50,000 people have been diagnosed with narcolepsy in the U.S, but there may be as many as 2.4 million people unknowingly living with it. Narcolepsy causes excessive daytime sleepiness, fatigue a...
About 50,000 people have been diagnosed with narcolepsy in the U.S, but there may be as many as 2.4 million people unknowingly living with it. Narcolepsy causes excessive daytime sleepiness, fatigue a...
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