Narcolepsy

We recently watched a video about a very strange condition
called narcolepsy which could be translated as the sleep of the dead. This
disease is a rare neurological condition which is shown by excessive “sleep
attacks” when sleep overwhelms the brain. It is possibly a condition caused by
damage or a condition in which the brain does not have the ability to repair or
recharge correctly and sleep does nothing truly effective or useful for
someone. This is dangerous in that a person is constantly exhausted, and never
truly is fully recharged no matter how many times they sleep or are hit by a
sleep attack. People with this, are frequently hit by dangerous sleep attacks
which overwhelm their desire to stay awake, and cause instant extremely short
sleeps lasting anywhere from seven seconds to a matter of minutes. It can cause
over sixty attacks a day, and even cause the person to suffer from instant,
temporary paralysis. This is a condition in which any voluntary muscle from the
mouth to the legs will be taken over and the brain will not be able to command them,
which causes anything from slurred speech to complete lock of the legs and arms
causing someone to fall over. This is a dangerous condition to live with and is
impossible to cure as of yet, but medication can help.