[Isolated sleep paralysis in patients with disorders due to anxiety crisis].
The relationship between isolated 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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Psiquiatra adjunto, C. S. M. Usera, Comunidad de Madrid.
D000379:Agoraphobia / Q000150:complications; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology
Parálisis del sueño aislada en pacientes con trastorno por crisis de angustia.