ABSTRACT
The earliest reported description of narcolepsy appears to be that recorded by Oliver in 1704.1
Following reports of cases with symptoms of narcolepsy by Graves in 1851,2 Caffé in 1862,3
and Westphal in 1877,4 it was Gelineau in 18805
who ascribed the term narcolepsie to describe a condition characterized by brief episodes of irresistible sleep and by falls (astasias) associated with emotional stimuli.
