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\"narcoleptic<\/a>This is Watson. He likes pork.<\/p>\n

But when his human companion, Dr. Emmanuel Mignot, offers him a piece, the fabulous gift is a little too much\u00a0for this little bouncing ball of fur. He takes a big sniff and staggers backward, struggling to ward off the attack paralyzing his muscles and pushing him toward sleep in just seconds. \u00a0Watson has narcolepsy. And the disorder makes him fall asleep when life gets too exciting.<\/p>\n

Narcolepsy is caused when the immune system mistakenly attacks specific parts of the brain that regulate wakefulness and dreaming. Dogs are believed to be the only species other than humans that can develop the condition. Stanford researchers, including Dr Mignot, found the \u00a0cause in dogs by studying members of a narcoleptic dog colony. The last of the dogs, a beloved Schipperke named Bear,\u00a0died last year.<\/p>\n

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Bear and Dr. Emanuel Mignot<\/p><\/div>\n

But soon after, Mignot received an email from a veterinarian\u00a0in the Northeast. \u00a0He had a Chihuahua puppy that collapsed to the ground when he got excited. Did Mignot want him?\u00a0Mignot and his wife decided to adopt the dog as a family pet, rather than research subject. They named the puppy after Sherlock Holmes’ sidekick and IBM’s Watson computing project.<\/p>\n

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Meet the #herodog helping kids with #narcolepsy: \u00a0http:\/\/wp.me\/p4KMyI-cv<\/a><\/div>\n

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Watson is a hit with young patients. He calms frightened children and helps them understand their condition.\u00a0The number of kids who\u00a0suffer from narcolepsy\u00a0is growing and some\u00a0can develop severe symptoms, such as almost constant sleepiness or sudden episodes of muscle paralysis that occur with specific emotions. Mignot said Watson\u2019s attacks can also be sparked by emotions, especially excitement.<\/p>\n

\"narcoleptic<\/a>But don’t worry: it sounds like Watson lives a pretty relaxing life. Mignot told KQED<\/a>, “We often go to the beach and he runs around and loves to run around and very often, when he\u2019s too happy \u2013 poof! \u2013 he collapses on the sand… [H]e looks at you with his eyes half closed and you have the feeling like he\u2019s telling you ‘I love you,’ but in fact he\u2019s falling asleep.”<\/p>\n

Photo Credit: KQED<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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