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Hypnopompic sleep paralysis

MedGen UID:
1853203
•Concept ID:
C3267175
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Inability to move while awakening; Postdormital paralysis; Postdormital sleep paralysis
 
HPO: HP:5200353

Definition

Sleep paralysis that occurs when waking up from sleep. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVHypnopompic sleep paralysis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Update on the pharmacologic management of narcolepsy: mechanisms of action and clinical implications.
Thorpy MJ, Bogan RK
Sleep Med 2020 Apr;68:97-109. Epub 2019 Sep 11 doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.09.001. PMID: 32032921
Investigational therapies for the treatment of narcolepsy.
de Biase S, Nilo A, Gigli GL, Valente M
Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2017 Aug;26(8):953-963. Epub 2017 Jul 20 doi: 10.1080/13543784.2017.1356819. PMID: 28726523
Treatment Options for Narcolepsy.
Barateau L, Lopez R, Dauvilliers Y
CNS Drugs 2016 May;30(5):369-79. doi: 10.1007/s40263-016-0337-4. PMID: 27155860

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

REM sleep in narcolepsy.
Thorpy MJ, Siegel JM, Dauvilliers Y
Sleep Med Rev 2024 Oct;77:101976. Epub 2024 Aug 3 doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2024.101976. PMID: 39186901
Prevalence, incidence, evolution and associated factors of sleep paralysis in a longitudinal study of the US general population.
Ohayon MM, Pakpour AH
Sleep Med 2022 Oct;98:62-67. Epub 2022 Jun 11 doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2022.06.003. PMID: 35785587
Excessive daytime sleepiness in cancer patients.
Jaumally BA, Das A, Cassell NC, Pachecho GN, Majid R, Bashoura L, Balachandran DD, Faiz SA
Sleep Breath 2021 Jun;25(2):1063-1067. Epub 2020 Sep 16 doi: 10.1007/s11325-020-02151-9. PMID: 32939599
The influence of narcolepsy on olfactory function: a review.
de Martin Truzzi G, Naufel MF, Tufik S, Coelho FM
Sleep Med 2020 Aug;72:75-81. Epub 2020 Mar 31 doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2020.03.023. PMID: 32554327
Status cataplecticus as initial presentation of late onset narcolepsy.
Panda S
J Clin Sleep Med 2014 Feb 15;10(2):207-9. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.3456. PMID: 24533005Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

REM sleep in narcolepsy.
Thorpy MJ, Siegel JM, Dauvilliers Y
Sleep Med Rev 2024 Oct;77:101976. Epub 2024 Aug 3 doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2024.101976. PMID: 39186901
Sleep Paralysis Among Egyptian College Students: Association With Anxiety Symptoms (PTSD, Trait Anxiety, Pathological Worry).
Jalal B, Hinton DE
J Nerv Ment Dis 2015 Nov;203(11):871-5. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000000382. PMID: 26488914
Status cataplecticus as initial presentation of late onset narcolepsy.
Panda S
J Clin Sleep Med 2014 Feb 15;10(2):207-9. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.3456. PMID: 24533005Free PMC Article
Neuroimaging of narcolepsy.
Dang-Vu TT, Desseilles M, Schwartz S, Maquet P
CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets 2009 Aug;8(4):254-63. doi: 10.2174/187152709788921708. PMID: 19689307
The function of 'brain waves': a cybernetic model of electroencephalography.
ben-Aaron M
Med Hypotheses 2003 Nov-Dec;61(5-6):593-6. doi: 10.1016/s0306-9877(03)00240-8. PMID: 14592793

Therapy

Investigational therapies for the treatment of narcolepsy.
de Biase S, Nilo A, Gigli GL, Valente M
Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2017 Aug;26(8):953-963. Epub 2017 Jul 20 doi: 10.1080/13543784.2017.1356819. PMID: 28726523
Treatment Options for Narcolepsy.
Barateau L, Lopez R, Dauvilliers Y
CNS Drugs 2016 May;30(5):369-79. doi: 10.1007/s40263-016-0337-4. PMID: 27155860
Status cataplecticus as initial presentation of late onset narcolepsy.
Panda S
J Clin Sleep Med 2014 Feb 15;10(2):207-9. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.3456. PMID: 24533005Free PMC Article
Neuroimaging of narcolepsy.
Dang-Vu TT, Desseilles M, Schwartz S, Maquet P
CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets 2009 Aug;8(4):254-63. doi: 10.2174/187152709788921708. PMID: 19689307
Treatment of narcolepsy.
Didato G, Nobili L
Expert Rev Neurother 2009 Jun;9(6):897-910. doi: 10.1586/ern.09.29. PMID: 19496692

Prognosis

Prevalence, incidence, evolution and associated factors of sleep paralysis in a longitudinal study of the US general population.
Ohayon MM, Pakpour AH
Sleep Med 2022 Oct;98:62-67. Epub 2022 Jun 11 doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2022.06.003. PMID: 35785587
Investigational therapies for the treatment of narcolepsy.
de Biase S, Nilo A, Gigli GL, Valente M
Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2017 Aug;26(8):953-963. Epub 2017 Jul 20 doi: 10.1080/13543784.2017.1356819. PMID: 28726523
Status cataplecticus as initial presentation of late onset narcolepsy.
Panda S
J Clin Sleep Med 2014 Feb 15;10(2):207-9. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.3456. PMID: 24533005Free PMC Article
Narcolepsy in the pediatric population.
Viorritto EN, Kureshi SA, Owens JA
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2012 Apr;12(2):175-81. doi: 10.1007/s11910-011-0246-3. PMID: 22213222
Narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnolence.
Choo KL, Guilleminault C
Clin Chest Med 1998 Mar;19(1):169-81. doi: 10.1016/s0272-5231(05)70440-8. PMID: 9554226

Clinical prediction guides

Excessive daytime sleepiness in cancer patients.
Jaumally BA, Das A, Cassell NC, Pachecho GN, Majid R, Bashoura L, Balachandran DD, Faiz SA
Sleep Breath 2021 Jun;25(2):1063-1067. Epub 2020 Sep 16 doi: 10.1007/s11325-020-02151-9. PMID: 32939599
Patient-Reported Measures of Narcolepsy: The Need for Better Assessment.
Kallweit U, Schmidt M, Bassetti CL
J Clin Sleep Med 2017 May 15;13(5):737-744. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.6596. PMID: 28162143Free PMC Article
Status cataplecticus as initial presentation of late onset narcolepsy.
Panda S
J Clin Sleep Med 2014 Feb 15;10(2):207-9. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.3456. PMID: 24533005Free PMC Article
Familial narcolepsy.
Stepień A, Staszewski J, Domzał TM, Rzeski M, Skrobowska E, Warczyńska A
Neurol Neurochir Pol 2007 Mar-Apr;41(2):134-40. PMID: 17530575
The function of 'brain waves': a cybernetic model of electroencephalography.
ben-Aaron M
Med Hypotheses 2003 Nov-Dec;61(5-6):593-6. doi: 10.1016/s0306-9877(03)00240-8. PMID: 14592793

Recent systematic reviews

Evaluating pitolisant as a narcolepsy treatment option.
de Biase S, Pellitteri G, Gigli GL, Valente M
Expert Opin Pharmacother 2021 Feb;22(2):155-162. Epub 2020 Sep 17 doi: 10.1080/14656566.2020.1817387. PMID: 32941089
Anesthetic Management of Narcolepsy Patients During Surgery: A Systematic Review.
Hu S, Singh M, Wong J, Auckley D, Hershner S, Kakkar R, Thorpy MJ, Chung F
Anesth Analg 2018 Jan;126(1):233-246. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000002228. PMID: 29257771

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