SLEEP PARALYSIS

Course overview

SLEEP PARALYSIS REFERS TO THE PHENOMENON IN WHICH RESUMPTION OF CONSCIOUSNESS OCCURS WHILE MUSCLE ATONIA OF REM (RAPID EYE MOVEMENT) SLEEP IS MAINTAINED, LEADING TO INTENSE FEAR AND APPREHENSION IN THE PATIENT AS THE PATIENT LIES AWAKE WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO USE ANY PART OF THEIR BODY. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE TYPICAL PRESENTATION AND EVALUATION OF SLEEP PARALYSIS, AND IT HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE HEALTHCARE TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.