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postdormital paralysis — sleep paralysis occurring upon waking … Medical dictionary
Sleep paralysis — A frightening form of paralysis that occurs when a person suddenly finds himself or herself unable to move for a few minutes, most often upon falling asleep or waking up. Sleep paralysis is due to an ill timed disconnection between the brain and… … Medical dictionary
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… … Wikipedia
Atonia, REM sleep — A frightening form of paralysis that occurs when a person suddenly finds himself or herself unable to move for a few minutes, most often upon falling asleep or waking up. Commonly called sleep paralysis, the condition is due to an ill timed… … Medical dictionary
Paralysis, sleep — A frightening form of paralysis that occurs when a person suddenly finds himself or herself unable to move for a few minutes, most often upon falling asleep or waking up. Sleep paralysis is due to an ill timed disconnection between the brain and… … Medical dictionary
postdormitum — The period of increasing consciousness between sound sleep and waking. [L. dormio, to sleep] * * * post·dor·mi·tum (pōst dorґmĭ təm) the period of increasing consciousness interposed between sound sleep and wakening. postdormital… … Medical dictionary
