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Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness, unstoppable sleep attacks and various accompanying symptoms. People with narcolepsy experience short episodes of sleep. The person may not be able to resist these sleep attacks. Narcolepsy, which occurs in approximately 0.02-0.05% of the general population, is more common in men than in women. It usually starts suddenly in the 10s or 20s. The diagnosis is based on history, polysomnography and Multiple Sleep Latency Tes