Abstract
Sleep paralysis (SP) is a common parasomnia. The diagnostic criteria for SP, as reported in the International Classification of Sleep Disorders, are essentially clinical, as electroencephalography (EEG)-polysomnography (PSG) is not mandatory. We describe a subject whose sleep-related events fulfilled the diagnostic criteria for SP, even though her visual hallucinations were elementary, repetitive and stereotyped, thus differing from those usually reported by patients with SP. Video/EEG-PSG documented the focal epileptic nature of the SP-like episodes.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 562-564 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Epilepsy and Behavior |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2009 |
Keywords
- Epilepsy
- Focal seizures
- Negative motor area
- Parasomnias
- Sleep paralysis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Behavioral Neuroscience
- Neurology