Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Sleeping Paralysis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Cureus 2024 Mahmoud T Hefnawy, Basma E Amer, Samar A Amer et al. 8 citations
Sleep paralysis (SP) is a mixed state of consciousness and sleep, combining features of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep with those of wakefulness. The exact cause of SP is unknown, and its prevalence varies among the studies. We aim to identify SP's global prevalence, the affected population's characteristics, and the SP's clinical picture. We searched three databases (PubMed, Scopus, and Web of...