Revista Paulista de Pediatria

RECURRENT SLEEP PARALYSIS - FEAR OF SLEEPING

Revista Paulista de Pediatria December 14, 2021 Daniela Figueiredo Ramos, Joana Magalhães, Paulo Santos et al.

ABSTRACT Objective: To report a case of recurrent isolated sleep paralysis (RISP), a benign parasomnia with worrisome and frightening sleep paralysis episodes. Case description: We describe a case of RISP in a sixteen-year-old girl who seeks medical attention for anxiety symptoms. The sleep paralysis and associated auditory and tactile hallucinations began three years before with worsening in...