predormital

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• predormital — Pertaining to the predormitum …   Medical dictionary

• predormital hallucination —    see hypnagogic hallucination …   Dictionary of Hallucinations

• predormital paralysis — sleep paralysis occurring prior to falling asleep …   Medical dictionary

• Sleep paralysis — A frightening form of paralysis that occurs when a person suddenly finds himself or herself unable to move for a few minutes, most often upon falling asleep or waking up. Sleep paralysis is due to an ill timed disconnection between the brain and… …   Medical dictionary

• Sleep paralysis — is paralysis associated with sleep that may occur in healthy persons or may be associated with narcolepsy, cataplexy, and hypnagogic hallucinations. The pathophysiology of this condition is closely related to the normal hypotonia that occurs… …   Wikipedia

• Atonia, REM sleep — A frightening form of paralysis that occurs when a person suddenly finds himself or herself unable to move for a few minutes, most often upon falling asleep or waking up. Commonly called sleep paralysis, the condition is due to an ill timed… …   Medical dictionary

• Paralysis, sleep — A frightening form of paralysis that occurs when a person suddenly finds himself or herself unable to move for a few minutes, most often upon falling asleep or waking up. Sleep paralysis is due to an ill timed disconnection between the brain and… …   Medical dictionary

• predormitum — The stage of semi unconsciousness preceding actual sleep. [pre + L. dormio, to sleep] * * * pre·dor·mi·tum (pre dorґmĭ təm) the period of waning consciousness interposed between the waking state and sound slumber. predormital adj …   Medical dictionary

• hypnagogic hallucination —    Also known as hypnagogic imagery, hypnagogic reverie, hypnagogic illusion, hypnagogic visualization, presomnal sensation, predormital hallucination, anthypnic sensation, oneirogagic image, phantasma, vision of half sleep, and faces in the dark …   Dictionary of Hallucinations