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===Famous Cases===
The following are a few famous cases of narcolepsy:


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*'''Jimmy Kimmel''', American late-night talk show host, actor, producer, comedian, and writer
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*'''Harold M. Ickes''', former deputy White House chief of staff for President Bill Clinton and a leading figure in the His administration's [[healthcare]] reform initiative
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*'''Arthur Lowe''', a British actor who played iconic Captain Mainwaring in the British sitcom ''Dad's Army''
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*'''Nastassja Aglaia Kinski''', German actress, and former model
! style="background: #DCDCDC; text-align: center;" |'''1877'''
*'''George M. Church''', molecular geneticist, molecular engineer, and chemist, who is a Professor of Genetics and Professor of Health Sciences at Harvard
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*'''Teresa Nielsen Hayden''', American science fiction editor, fanzine writer, and essayist who has a famous weblog, named Making Light
* First-ever description of narcolepsy in the medical literature
*'''Franck Bouyer''', French former road racing cyclist who was unable to compete or train without treatment with Modafinil
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*'''Gabe Barham''', former Drummer for American post-hardcore band Sleeping With Sirens
! style="background: #DCDCDC; text-align: center;" |'''1880'''
*'''Jinkx Monsoon''' (real name is Jerick Hoffer), Seattle Drag Queen, stage performer, comedian and singer who is the winner of the fifth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''
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*'''Aaron Flahavan''', former English (Portsmouth) football Goalkeeper
* Gelineau named the disorder “narcolepsy”
*'''Paul Gonsalves''', Jazz tenor saxophonist
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! style="background: #DCDCDC; text-align: center;" |'''1902'''
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*Loewenfeld first coined the term “cataplexy” 
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! style="background: #DCDCDC; text-align: center;" |'''1935'''
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* First-ever use of amphetamines in the treatment of narcolepsy
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! style="background: #DCDCDC; text-align: center;" |'''1935'''
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* First-ever use of amphetamines in the treatment of narcolepsy
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! style="background: #DCDCDC; text-align: center;" |'''1935'''
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* First-ever use of amphetamines in the treatment of narcolepsy
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! style="background: #DCDCDC; text-align: center;" |'''1935'''
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* First-ever use of amphetamines in the treatment of narcolepsy
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* First-ever use of amphetamines in the treatment of narcolepsy
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* First-ever use of amphetamines in the treatment of narcolepsy
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* First-ever use of amphetamines in the treatment of narcolepsy
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* First-ever use of amphetamines in the treatment of narcolepsy
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Table 1: A few milestones in narcolepsy research and therapy
1877 First description in the medical literature (100)
1880 Gelineau called the disorder “narcolepsy” (28)
1902 Loewenfeld coined the term “cataplexy” (53)
1935 First use of amphetamines in the treatment of narcolepsy (87)
1960 Description of Sleep Onset REM periods in a narcoleptic subject (99)
1970 Description of the Multiple Latency Test (15, 90)
1973 First report of a narcoleptic dog (47, 72)
1983 Association of narcolepsy with HLA-DR2 (37)
1985 Monoaminergic and cholinergic imbalance in narcolepsy (7, 80)
1992 Association of narcolepsy with HLA-DQB1*0602 (56, 63)
1998 Identification of hypocretins/orexins and their receptors (18, 93)
1999 Hypocretin mutations cause narcolepsy in mice and dogs (16, 51)
2000 Human narcolepsy is also associated with an hypocretin deficiency (81)

Latest revision as of 17:01, 14 August 2020

Famous Cases

The following are a few famous cases of narcolepsy:

  • Jimmy Kimmel, American late-night talk show host, actor, producer, comedian, and writer
  • Harold M. Ickes, former deputy White House chief of staff for President Bill Clinton and a leading figure in the His administration's healthcare reform initiative
  • Arthur Lowe, a British actor who played iconic Captain Mainwaring in the British sitcom Dad's Army
  • Nastassja Aglaia Kinski, German actress, and former model
  • George M. Church, molecular geneticist, molecular engineer, and chemist, who is a Professor of Genetics and Professor of Health Sciences at Harvard
  • Teresa Nielsen Hayden, American science fiction editor, fanzine writer, and essayist who has a famous weblog, named Making Light
  • Franck Bouyer, French former road racing cyclist who was unable to compete or train without treatment with Modafinil
  • Gabe Barham, former Drummer for American post-hardcore band Sleeping With Sirens
  • Jinkx Monsoon (real name is Jerick Hoffer), Seattle Drag Queen, stage performer, comedian and singer who is the winner of the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race
  • Aaron Flahavan, former English (Portsmouth) football Goalkeeper
  • Paul Gonsalves, Jazz tenor saxophonist