Here's a question I've been wanting to find opinions on and any information so I'll try to make this quick and easy...
I thought I read but may have dreamed this up, that there maybe a link between alcoholism enhancing N in the genes? ie. if a parent; more often the father, is an alcoholic and has the narcolepsy gene and is passed on to a child, the chances are higher that the N gene will be more enhanced and N be more apparent.
Again, nothing to back this up but told my neurologist about this and he's never heard of this theory...but again, maybe I dreamed it.
Here's my family situation.
I was diagnosed with N when I was around 12...so around 1982-83 after the typical symptoms that we've all had.
My father is an alcoholic; sober 35+ years however and was diagnosed with N many, many years later but a very "light" version; that is if there is one so no meds or anything needed.
My cousin on my Mothers side was diagnosed with N about 6 years after me.
Her Dad was an alcoholic...sober now too but no known N in his family.
We've suspected that my nephew (sisters son) has N but has never been tested.
His Dad was also an alcoholic...sober now for 20+ years.
So other than my family having obvious alcohol issues
... anyone else have similar familiarities within their families or heard of such a relation?Cheers,
Paul
