ACRONYMS & SYMBOLS USED BY SUBSCRIBERS TO THE N LIST This FAQ was originally developed by Trudy [Trudyth@aol.com] and is now maintained by owner-narcolepsy@lists.mv.net. All of the following acronyms and symbols were submitted by subscribers to the [N] Mailing List. The majority of the Net Acronyms came from the Net Dictionary, and the majority of the symbols were developed by Scott Fahlman at CMU. There have been so many submissions that it's difficult to keep track of who gets credit for what. Thank you, you know who you are! IAC, 10Q, |-) Feel free to send additions, deletions, corrections to: owner-narcolepsy@lists.mv.net NARCOLEPSY ACRONYMS, ET AL 5-HT - Serotonin AB - Automatic Behavior ACh - Acetylcholine ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder C - Cataplexy CDC - Center for Disease Control CFIDS - Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome CFS - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome CPAP - Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (nasal device to relieve obstructed breathing in a sleeping patient) DA - Dopamine DSPS - Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome EDS - Excessive Daytime Sleepiness EH - Essential Hypersomnia ENT - Ear, Nose, and Throat GHB - Gammahydroxybutyrate (a substance occurring naturally in the brain. To be sold as Xyrem) HH - Hypnogogic Hallucinations HLA - Human Leukocyte Antigen IH - Idiopathic Hypersomnia ITS - I'm Tired Syndrome LTD - Long Term Disability MAO - Monoamine Oxidase (an enzyme in the brain tissue) MAOI - Monoamine Oxidase inhibitor (a class of anti-depressant.MHC) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imagry MHC - Major Histocompatibility Complex MSLT - Multiple Sleep Latency Test MWT - maintenance of wakefulness test N - Narcolepsy NE - Norepinephrine NN - Narcolepsy Network NMH - Neurally Mediated Hypotension OCD - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder OLP - Online Psych PET - Positron Emission Tomography PLMD - Periodic Leg Movement Disorder or Periodic Leg Movements of Sleep PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PWC - Persons w/CFIDS PWN - Person(s) (People) with Narcolepsy PWON - Person (People) without Narcolepsy POPWN - Parent of a person w/ Narcolepsy REM - Rapid Eye Movement RLS - Restless Leg Syndrome RSD - Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Squib - Use of sensitive, superconductor, Josephson junction detectors to map brain activity SAD - Seasonal Affective Disorder SOREM - Sleep onset REM SOPWN - spouse of a PWN SP - Sleep Paralysis SSDB - Social Security Disability Benefits SSI - Supplemental Security Income SSRI - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (the family of anti-depressants that include Prozac, and Zoloft among others). STD - Short Term Disability *OR* Sexually Transmitted Disease Sz - Schizophrenia YAWN - Young Americans With Narcolepsy NET ACRONYMS $0.02 - Throwing your two cents in 10Q - Thank you B4 - Before BAC - By any chance BTW - By The Way CU - See you CYA - Cover your a _ _ DL - Download EOD - End of discussion EOL - End of lecture FITB - Fill in the blanks FWIW - For what it's worth FYA - For your amusement FYI - For your information GR8 - Great HHOK - Ha Ha, only kidding IAC - In any case IMHO - In My Humble Opinion IMO - In My Opinion IOW - In other words. ISP - Internet Service Provider KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid L8R - Later LDS - Latter Day Saints (from another post) LOL - Laughing out loud NRN - No reply necessary NTIM - Not that it matters OIC - Oh, I see OTL - Out to lunch OTOH - On the other hand PITA - Pain in the "anatomy" PMJI - Pardon my jumping in RIP - Rest In Peace ROFL - Rolling on the floor, laughing. ROTFL - Rolling on the floor, laughing. RTFM - Read the *#@&%!= manual. SITD - Still in the dark SNM - Say no more. SOP - Standard Operating Procedure SOW - Speaking of which TIA - Thanks in advance TTFN - Ta ta for Now TWIMC - To whom it may concern YASQ - Yet another stupid question YMBJ - You must be joking YMBK - You must be kidding YMMV - Your milage may vary E-MAIL SYMBOLS #-) from someone who partied all night %-\ from someone hung over %-{ sad variation %-} humor variation (:-) for messages dealing with bicycle helmets (:)-) from someone wearing scuba mask (8-) for messages dealing with owls -) from someone with one eye *:O) clown. :-! foot in mouth :-# person wears braces. :-$ put your money where your mouth is :%)% from someone with acne :-( sad :-) humor ':-) from someone who accidentally shaved off one of his eyebrows -:-) from someone who sports a mohawk and admires Mr. T :-)' from someone who tends to drool :-)8 from someone who is well dressed :-* from someone who just ate a sour pickle :_) tongue in cheek :-{ person has a mustache. :-| man playing an harmonica :-'| from someone who has a cold :-< sad variation :<| from someone who attends an Ivy League school :=) from someone with two noses :-> humor variation :>) from someone with a big nose :-D from someone who talks too much :-d laughing or wearing a big grin. :-O amazed or shocked. :-p sticking tongue out. :-X lips are sealed. ;-) say no more, nudge nudge. ;-} leer? (terminal dependent) @= for messages dealing with nuclear war [:|] from a robot (or other appropriate AI project) {(:-) person wears toupee. |-) from someone who is falling asleep |-<> kissy face }:-) devilish grin ~= a candle, to annotate flaming messages +-<|:-) clergy. <:-) for dumb questions or grin or big grin. =:-) from a horse head >:-> leer 8:] from a gorilla 8^) wearing sunglasses. C=:-) person is a chef. d :-o hats off to your great idea d:-) for messages dealing with baseball O:-) for those innocent souls o>-<|= for messages of interest only to women. oo for somebody's head-lights are on messages P-) from someone getting fresh (1) q:-) for those who wear their caps backwards X-( angry. (1) \* reply to someone getting fresh /\_0 Is it Yoga, or is it cataplexy? You be the judge. Miscellaneous: (-:|:-) Siamese twins :~/ Really mixed up the invisible man {:\/ sounds like a duck .\/ duck variation %+{ from the loser of a fight ___ / \ | RIP | |_____| from someone who is dead Revised September 20, 1998 This document is Copyright 1997, 1998 by Dana Groff. Permission is granted for this document to be reproduced for individual or non-commercial use provided that it is reproduced intact. This document is available on-line at: http://www.narcolepsy.org/faq.tla.html