Focal epileptic seizures mimicking sleep paralysis

Carlo Andrea Galimberti; Maria Ossola; Silvia Colnaghi; Carla Arbasino

doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2008.12.018

Focal epileptic seizures mimicking sleep paralysis

Carlo Andrea Galimberti, Maria Ossola, Silvia Colnaghi, Carla Arbasino

Fondazione "Istituto Neurologico Casimiro Mondino"

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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
Pages (from-to)	562-564
Number of pages	3
Journal	Epilepsy and Behavior
Volume	14
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2008.12.018
Publication status	Published - Mar 2009

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Keywords

Epilepsy
Focal seizures
Negative motor area
Parasomnias
Sleep paralysis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Clinical Neurology
Behavioral Neuroscience
Neurology

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Galimberti, C. A., Ossola, M., Colnaghi, S., & Arbasino, C. (2009). Focal epileptic seizures mimicking sleep paralysis. Epilepsy and Behavior, 14(3), 562-564. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2008.12.018

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