Recurrent Isolated Sleep Paralysis: Polysomnographic and Clinical Findings. Polysomnographische und klinische Befunde bei Personen mit wiederkehrender isolierter Schlaflahmung

Abstract

Question of the study Sleep paralysis is one of the typical symptoms of narcolepsy, found in about 25% of narcoleptic patients. It also represents a separate sleep disorder classified as a REM sleep-related parasomnia. We compared clinical and electrophysiological data of patients with recurrent isolated sleep paralysis (RISP) with those of narcoleptic patients and healthy control subjects.