To be able to control what one person has the ability to do is very powerful. The one incredible thing that can learn anything put in its way, the brain. Mental disorders are the only thing that stands in the way of someone being able to fully use their brain. Have you ever had trouble sleeping? Seems like you have tried almost everything, but you feel like you still have not gotten enough sleep. Maybe you have a sleeping disorder. There are around 70 different types of sleeping disorders. Not all are considered to be dangerous. There are millions of people who suffer from the most common disorder which is snoring. Some of the most severe sleeping disorders can cause you to have a heart attack. One of the most interesting disorders in my point of view is Narcolepsy. Not only is it a sleeping disorder it is a Murderer, it can take the lives of innocent people with a blink of an eye.
Narcolepsy - A chronic brain disorder that makes people have …show more content…
In some cases this can be a disease that is not genetic. An accident that a person was involved in and had traumatic injuries to parts of the brain that contribute to REM sleep. Tumors that grow in the same area can also be a big part leading to narcolepsy. Other causes can be as simple as going through hormone changes while in puberty or even menopause, when a person does not get enough sleep, going on an unhealthy diet, or even too much stress. People with this disease experience low levels of the neurotransmitter hypocretin. This is what wakes people up. Narcolepsy is sporadic, which means that people that get the disease don’t always have a family history with it. Close relatives can get the disease but it is rare. When cataplexy is present it is because of the loss of brain cells that produce the Hypocretin. Since the body lacks hypocretin is does not always accept it so the immune system takes over destroying and attacking hypocretin that contains brain
Narcolepsy - A chronic brain disorder that makes people have …show more content…
In some cases this can be a disease that is not genetic. An accident that a person was involved in and had traumatic injuries to parts of the brain that contribute to REM sleep. Tumors that grow in the same area can also be a big part leading to narcolepsy. Other causes can be as simple as going through hormone changes while in puberty or even menopause, when a person does not get enough sleep, going on an unhealthy diet, or even too much stress. People with this disease experience low levels of the neurotransmitter hypocretin. This is what wakes people up. Narcolepsy is sporadic, which means that people that get the disease don’t always have a family history with it. Close relatives can get the disease but it is rare. When cataplexy is present it is because of the loss of brain cells that produce the Hypocretin. Since the body lacks hypocretin is does not always accept it so the immune system takes over destroying and attacking hypocretin that contains brain