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My doctor tells me that i am clinically diagnosed with narcolepsy but i have not done spinal tab yet. if that comes back normal do i still have n?

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Multiple diagnostics: A clinical diagnosis based on a polysomnogram, the multiple sleep latency test (MSLT), and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale strongly indicates narcolepsy. A hypocretin deficiency in the CSF from the spinal tap indicates type 1 narcolepsy that is almost always associated with cataplexy. See your neurologist for further discussion. http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/narcolepsy/detail_narcolepsy.htm

Answered 9/11/2014

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