Nov. 22, 2016 5:54 p.m. ET. The Obama administration considers North Korea to be the top national security priority for the incoming administration, a view it has conveyed to President-elect Donald Trumpâs transition team, according to people familiar with the conversations.
Narcolepsy with cataplexy is caused by the loss of a chemical in the brain called hypocretin. Hypocretin acts on the alerting systems in the brain, keeping us awake and regulating sleep wake cycles.
In patients with narcolepsy it has been found that they have significantly reduced levels of the neurotransmitter hypocretin, which promotes wakefulness. In patients with narcolepsy it has been found that sufferers usually have 90%-95% less hypocretin producing neurons than patients without the disorder.