Deshawn is about to eat supper when suddenly he has an irresistible, sudden attack of sleepiness, which is accompanied by several minutes of muscle paralysis. When Deshawn awakens, he finds that he has fallen face first into his large plate of spaghetti. Deshawn's "nap attack" is characteristic of which sleep disorder?
A)insomnia
B)narcolepsy
C)sleep apnea
D)night terrors

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Deshawn's symptoms of an irresistible, sudden attack of sleepiness accompanied by muscle paralysis are characteristic of narcolepsy. Narcolepsy often involves sudden sleep attacks and can include cataplexy, a sudden loss of muscle tone.

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