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6. there is a concordance rate for narcolepsy of...

  • 25% in diyzotic
  • 30% in monozygotic twins
  • 100% in Monozygotic twins
  • 0% in dizyzotic twins

7. the symptoms of narcolepsy reflect what?

  • the invasion of REM into waking life
  • extreme sleepiness
  • the invasion of REM into sleep
  • invasion of NREM into waking life

8. Nightmares are...

  • unrecallable non-dreams
  • unpleasent dreams
  • pleasent dreams
  • uncomfortable bedding

9. Thannickal found that...

  • Orexin cells were reduced in people with narcolepsy
  • Orexin cells were increased in those with narcolepsy
  • there was no orexin in narcolepsy sufferers
  • narcolepsy is a sleep disorder

10. wickens 2005 stated...

  • Orexin is not involved in narcolepsy
  • orexin injections reduce levels of REM
  • Orexin is involved in the control of REM
  • REM is regulated by melatonin

11. Treatments for narcolepsy include

  • Ritalin, a drug for treating ADHD
  • Ritalin, a drug for treating
  • Antiistimines
  • Heroin, a stimulant drug

12. What ...% of sufferes of narcolepsy show all symptoms...

  • 100%
  • 50%
  • 68%
  • 1%

13. Narcolepsy usually develops in...

  • childhood
  • teenage years
  • after a traumatic experience
  • adulthood