Sleep paralysis, as a neglected disease, and its treatment in iranian ancient medicine
J. Rashedi, Nahideh Tahmasebpour
Journal of Neurology & Stroke December 28, 2018 DOI: 10.15406/jnsk.2018.08.00334 (opens in new tab)
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| Key points | The text states that medieval Persian physicians including Avicenna, Aghili Khorasani-e Shirazi, and Mohammad Mumen-e Tonekaboni wrote instructions for treating sleep paralysis that were approximately similar to modern recommendations such as strict sleep schedules, medication, reduced caffeine and nicotine, and avoiding sleeping on the back. The specific instructions are not included in the available text. |
Abstract
adopt a sleeping pattern with strict times of going to bed and waking up. People with mental-illness may suffer from sleep paralysis. This person would need ongoing treatment with medication. This would be overseen by a physician or psychiatrist. People with narcolepsy often associated with sleep paralysis, antidepressant medication are a core therapy for most people with narcolepsy to ease the sleep paralysis.4 scientific investigation has shown reducing caffeine and nicotine intake may also prove helpful in lowering the likelihood of sleep paralysis occurring and many studies have confirmed that the avoiding sleeping on their back reducing the chance of sleep paralysis.3 Old Iranian physicians such as Avicenna (10th-11th century AD) in “Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb, third book”5 and Seyyed Mohammad Hossein Aghili Khorasani-e Shirazi (17th-18th century AD) in “MakhzanolAdvieh”,6 Mohammad Mumen-e Tonekaboni (17th century AD) in Tohfat al-Mumenin,7 wrote approximately similar instructions to treat the disease that the most important ones are as following: