American Journal of Psychiatry Residents' Journal
- Volume 18
- Number 4
- June 2023
Article
Publication date: 07 June 2023
Pages2–5Sleep paralysis is a parasomnia that occurs when the muscle atonia of rapid eye movement sleep extends into wakefulness and can be accompanied by intense fear and hallucinations. The primary neurophysiological processes that lead to sleep paralysis are ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp-rj.2023.180401