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Re: Being Diagnosed while Sick

Posted by musicmook on April 17, 2007 at 13:29:24:

In Reply to: Re: Being Diagnosed while Sick posted by SleepyTimeGal on April 17, 2007 at 10:01:43:

I was diagnosed with narcolepsy four years ago, and at that time even though I had many arousals throughout the night, had no breathing readings consistent with apnea. Last week I went for another overnight because I have been feeling awful for a number of months. This time I have severe sleep apnea. My understanding is that you can have both disorders; even though you may see a <5 min. sleep latency with apnea or narcolepsy during the MSLT, narcolepsy has the added REM stage during the short nap.

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