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Narcolepsy is the only known neurological disorder that affects the brain and sleep in such a dramatic way, said Mignot, who is director of Stanford's Center for Narcolepsy. It affects both humans and animals and has both genetic and sporadic forms.
1 Narcolepsy usually begins in teenagers or young adults and affects both sexes equally. 2  Abnormalities in the structure and function of a particular group of nerve cells in the brain called hypocretin neurons are thought to play a role in the development of narcolepsy.