What disorder is suggested when the patient has a multiple sleep latency test and demonstrates REM sleep during at least two of the five naps?

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REM sleep during naps is a characteristic finding in narcolepsy. Hypothyroidism may cause excessive daytime sleepiness, but it would not produce this specific finding on the multiple sleep latency test. Encephalitis and sedative overdose may cause altered sleep patterns, but they are not the most likely explanations given the specific finding on the test.

What Disorder Is Suggested When the Patient Has a Multiple