Sleep paralysis syndrome

Also known as: Recurrent isolated sleep paralysis

Inability to move on waking or falling asleep.

Medical specialty: Psychiatry
Subspecialty: Psychiatry / Sleep disorders
Sex & age distribution: Male: affected; Female: affected; Children: yes, adolescents
Gene(s) involved: None recorded

Etiology & mechanism

REM-sleep atonia persisting into wakefulness.

Gene(s) involved (0)

No gene recorded.

Symptoms & signs (5)

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