ʻAʻole ʻike ʻia nā kumu o ka narcolepsy. ʻIke ʻia ka maʻi i ka poʻe e hāpai ana i kekahi mau genes, ʻoiai inā ʻaʻole lawa kēia e hoʻonāukiuki i ka maʻi.

He neurotransmitter (l'hypocretine) Aia i ka lolo, hiki i kekahi o nā kumu o narcolepsy. Eia nō naʻe, hiki i nā kumu ʻē aʻe ke hoʻopili ʻia, e like me kekahi mau hanana autoimmune, nā maʻi viral, hōʻeha lolo a i ʻole kekahi nā mea ʻona.