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. 1984 May;76(5):501–508.

Prevalence of Isolated Sleep Paralysis in Black Subjects

Carl C Bell, Bambade Shakoor, Belinda Thompson, Donald Dew, Eugene Hughley, Raymond Mays, Kumea Shorter-Gooden
PMCID: PMC2561758  PMID: 6737506

Abstract

Sleep paralysis is a state of consciousness experienced while waking from sleep or falling asleep. It is characterized by an experience of being unable to move for several seconds or minutes. This study represents the first survey to measure the incidence of this disorder in a black population of healthy subjects and psychiatric patients.

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