Cassie walks into her house on her birthday and a bunch of guests jump out and yell,"Surprise!" She gasps,mumbles,"I see the elephant!" and then drops to the floor and appears to be sleeping.Cassie suffers from what sleep disorder?

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Cassie's sudden sleep and collapse after being surprised suggest narcolepsy, which is a sleep disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable sleep attacks. The statement "I see the elephant!" is a hallucination or a bizarre thought that can occur during narcoleptic episodes.

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