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'''Sleep paralysis''' is paralysis associated with sleep that may occur in healthy persons or may be associated with [[narcolepsy]], [[cataplexy]], and hypnagogic hallucinations. The pathophysiology of this condition is closely related to the normal hypotonia that occurs during [[Rapid eye movement sleep|REM sleep]]. Some evidence suggests that it can also, in some cases, be a symptom of migraine. | '''Sleep paralysis''' is paralysis associated with sleep that may occur in healthy persons or may be associated with [[narcolepsy]], [[cataplexy]], and hypnagogic hallucinations. The pathophysiology of this condition is closely related to the normal hypotonia that occurs during [[Rapid eye movement sleep|REM sleep]]. Some evidence suggests that it can also, in some cases, be a symptom of migraine. | ||
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Revision as of 05:27, 8 February 2012
Sleep paralysis is paralysis associated with sleep that may occur in healthy persons or may be associated with narcolepsy, cataplexy, and hypnagogic hallucinations. The pathophysiology of this condition is closely related to the normal hypotonia that occurs during REM sleep. Some evidence suggests that it can also, in some cases, be a symptom of migraine.
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