Narcolepsy the French "narcolepsie". The French term was first used in 1880 by Jean-Baptiste-Édouard Gélineau, who used the Greek νάρκη ("narkē"), meaning "numbness", and λῆψις ("lepsis") meaning "attack". There are two main characteristics of narcolepsy: excessive daytime sleepiness and abnormal REM sleep. The first, excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), occurs even after adequate night time sleep. A person with narcolepsy is likely to become drowsy or fall asleep, often at inappropriate times and places, or just be very tired throughout the day. Narcoleptics are not able to experience the amount of restorative deep sleep that healthy people experience – they are not
Asleep in the Deep (song) Asleep in the Deep (song) "Asleep in the Deep" is a song written by Arthur J. Lamb and composed by Henry W. Petrie in 1897. It is titled after a refrain at the end of the song. The phrase ""asleep in the deep"" refers to those who have drowned. The lyrics alludes to those who have met such a fate, while at sea. A German version of the song was composed on verses of Martell, under the title "Des Seemanns Los" (The Sailor's Fate). An excerpt of the lyrics is sung by Goofy in the 1937 American animated short film