HISTORY OF NARCOLEPSY
- 1870’s – Syndrome first described
- 1930’s – Stimulant treatments
- 1950’s – Sleep-onset REM periods
- 1970’s – Canine model
- 1980’s – Association with immune related human leukocyte antigens (HLA)
- 2000’s – Discovery of canine gene and lack of hypocretin in human narcolepsy
- 2010’s – Autoimmune basis of narcolepsy
- 2020’s – Hypocretin agonists and prevention.
2020 is of course the future and a goal for scientists worldwide to reach.
