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Record 1 1986-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
  • Human Behaviour
CONT

Another auxiliary symptom (of narcolepsy), sleep paralysis, which may simply be a variant of cataplexy, is a loss of muscle tone that occurs in the transition from wakefulness to sleep, and, less often, on awakening.

CONT

The peculiarity of the sleep paralysis symptom and its combination with hypnagogic hallucinations have, of course, suggested psychological disturbance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
  • Comportement humain
CONT

Quelquefois des personnes normales, et plus souvent des narcoleptiques, éprouvent la paralysie du sommeil, des épisodes pendant lesquels l'individu, bien que conscient, sent qu'il ne peut bouger.

Spanish

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