[Isolated sleep paralysis in patients with disorders due to anxiety crisis].
The relationship between isolated sleep paralysis and panic disorder in adults is analyzed in this study. The patients included in this work presented anxiety disorder with agoraphobia and were compared with a group of normal controls. The percentage of patients with sleep paralysis was 40% significantly higher than those encountered in the control group (20%). The existence of this syndrome do not seem to modify the clinical manifestation or severity of panic disorder.
Alfonso Suárez
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C.S.M. Usera, Comunidad de Madrid.
D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000209:etiology*
Parálisis del sueño aislada en pacientes con trastorno por crisis de angustia.