Narcolepsy Tied to Many More Illnesses
Compared with controls, patients identified as having narcolepsy, with or without cataplexy, were 3.7 times more likely to have nervous system complications, 3.8 times more likely to have a mental illness, and 2.7 times more likely to have a digestive illness. They were also 3.5 times more likely to have a musculoskeletal problem and 2.2 times more likely to have a genitourinary illness.Yes, after all the evidence pointing to diet and autoimmunity (from your own institution!), sleep fragmentation (and Xyrem) is surely the answer.
"The question people ask us is why this should be, and we have the same question," he said. "We don't know. We have hypothesized: Does it have something to do with sleep fragmentation?
All your patients are telling you they are sick and this is what you come up with:
"Frankly, we are scratching our heads. It is a big question mark," Black said. "We need to find out."Thanks Stanford.
Here's the correlation studies you should do-
Narcolepsy vs. rear molar loss/periodontal disease.
Narcolepsy vs. respiratory infection, including asthma and sinuses.
I think if you do that, and add those results to these, you will notice ALL of us have a chronic recurring infection.
But I'm guessing you won't. Because if this is an infection, and Not caused by sleep behavior, well then there's probably not going to be an ongoing need for giant sleep study labs, much less the huge increase in patients you guys keep hoping to create.
A girl can dream...
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