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Sleep paralysis is "a condition where you feel paralyzed just before falling asleep or, more commonly, when you first wake up in the morning," says Kevin Walker, MD, the medical director of ...

Paralysis refers to temporary or permanent loss of voluntary muscle movement in a body part or region. People can experience localized, generalized, partial, or complete paralysis. Share on Pinterest ...

You wake up out of a murky sleep and find that you’re unable to move your body, from your forehead all the way down to your little toe. You’re completely paralyzed! You also have a crushing feeling in ...

Sleep paralysis occurs when a person’s consciousness is awake, but their body is still in a paralyzed sleep state. A person may be unable to speak and feel pressure on their chest. It can be a symptom ...

Imagine waking up in the middle of the night to an unearthly figure with blood dripping down its fangs. You try to scream, but you can’t. You can’t move a single muscle! If this sounds familiar, ...

Jalal is a neuroscientist at Harvard University, Department of Psychology. He was previously a Visiting Researcher at Cambridge University, where he completed his Ph.D. with the School of Clinical ...

The number of people living with paralysis in the United States equals the combined populations of Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. That’s around 5.4 million people, according to some ...

You may experience sleep paralysis if you wake during the dream phase of sleep. You may be more likely to see hallucinations during the rapid eye movement cycle. You wake up in the middle of the night ...