Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder that is characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness. This Primer by Kornum and colleagues primarily focuses on narcolepsy type 1 (also known as narcolepsy with cataplexy), which is believed to be caused by the autoimmune-mediated loss of hypocretin neurons in the lateral hypothalamus.
- Birgitte R. Kornum
- Stine Knudsen
- Sebastiaan Overeem
