Joseph has been staying up late every night to write his last class papers and prepare for his final exams. Because of the prolo
nged sleep deprivation, he starts to experience short episodes of sleep lasting only a few seconds while he is awake. Joseph is experiencing __________.
The condition Joseph is experiencing is Narcolepsy.
Narcolepsy is a condition in which will experience episodes of sleep. The affected person may have sleep attacks. Sleep attacks is a condition in which the person suddenly goes to sleep without any warning. The time and length of the sleep depends upon patient to patient. Some patients might have sleep lasting only for a few seconds while others might experience sleep for about several minutes.
