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Narcolepsy by the Numbers
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Narcolepsy affects 1 in every 2,000 Americans and 3 million people worldwide.
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It is estimated that up to 50% of patients with Narcolepsy may be undiagnosed.
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Typical onset of Narcolepsy is between the ages of 10 and 20 years old, but can occur in early childhood.
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On average, patients have 6 physician visits before receiving a Narcolepsy diagnosis.
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What’s New?
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Takeda Announces Positive Results from Two Pivotal Phase 3 Studies of Oveporexton (TAK-861) in Narcolepsy Type 1
OSAKA, Japan and CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 14, 2025 – Takeda (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) today announced that all primary......
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Narcolepsy and cardiovascular health: A big picture perspective
Michael A. Grandner, Anne Marie Morse, Alon Y. Avidan, Clete A. Kushida, Lois Krahn, Cara......
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Understanding how the flu could trigger narcolepsy: toward a blood test to diagnose narcolepsy
“In the last 2 years, the Stanford group and Chinese collaborators have independently found that......
