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Dr Nick Imm

Dr Nick Imm, MRCGP

Surgeon Commander, Medical Author

BM, MRCGP, DRCOG, DFFP, DTMH

Nick Imm qualified in 1993 and joined EMIS as a clinical author for Patient.info in 2013.

Nick has worked as the Principal Medical Officer at HMS Nelson. He has also been a locum GP on the NHS Hampshire Primary Care Trust Medical Performers List, a sessional GP with Care UK and a part-time freelance writer.

Recently contributed to:

Elbow injuries and fractures
Professional
Narcolepsy and cataplexy
Info leaflet

Narcolepsy is a long-term (chronic) problem that affects your sleep. You feel excessively tired during the daytime but have disturbed night-time sleep. You can also have sleep attacks where you fall asleep during the day without any warning. Many people with narcolepsy also have cataplexy. This is a condition in which you have sudden loss of control over some of your muscles. Narcolepsy is usually diagnosed by monitoring you while you sleep in a special sleep laboratory. There is no cure for narcolepsy. However, various treatments are available that can help to control your symptoms. These include stimulant medicines to stop you feeling so sleepy.