Alcohol and narcolepsy.
A moderate amount of alcohol produced a coma-like state in a 24-year-old man with narcolepsy. This response differed from a typical narcoleptic sleep attack. The patient could not be fully awakened for a several hour period and electrophysiological data obtained during the episode were uncharacteristic of narcolepsy, showing slow-wave sleep and absence of rapid eye movements. It is unknown whether this represents a common response of narcoleptics to alcohol.