Narcolepsy: An Overview

Update on the diagnosis and treatment of neurological diseases

“…5 In the area of sleep, Santos Coelho presents a structured review entitled “Narcolepsy: an interface among neurology, immunology, sleep, and genetics”. 6 The author reviews valuable information about this rare clinical entity, highlighting the clinical picture with excessive daytime sleepiness plus cataplexy, hallucinations, sleep paralysis, and sleep fragmentation, as well as the pathophysiological mechanism, with the consequent hypocretin-1 deficiency. 6 Finally, in the area of neuroradiology, Carvalho Macruz and colleagues present the article entitled “The new era of artificial intelligence in neuroradiology: current research and promising tools.” 7 This interesting review explores the use of artificial intelligence in this area of neurology, which is most conducive to it, including a discussion of digital workflow, standardized protocols for image storage, and several well-defined interpretative activities.…”