sleep paralysis

Preferred Label : sleep paralysis;

MeSH definition : A common condition characterized by transient partial or total paralysis of skeletal muscles and areflexia that occurs upon awakening from sleep or less often while falling asleep. Stimuli such as touch or sound may terminate the episode, which usually has a duration of seconds to minutes. This condition may occur in normal subjects or be associated with NARCOLEPSY; CATAPLEXY; and hypnagogic HALLUCINATIONS. The pathophysiology of this condition is closely related to the normal hypotonia that occur during REM sleep. (From Adv Neurol 1995;67:245-271);

MeSH synonym : paralysis, sleep;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep paralysis;

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Origin ID

D020188;

UMLS CUI

C0456511;

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Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Sleep Paralysis [NCIt concept]
- Sleep paralysis [PASCAL descriptor]
- Sleep paralysis [HPO term]
- Sleep paralysis [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Sleep paralysis (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
Record concept(s)
- sleep paralysis [MeSH concept]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- paralysis [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Sleep Paralysis [NCIt concept]
- Sleep paralysis [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Sleep paralysis [HPO term]
- Sleep paralysis (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]

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