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ArticleJournal of neurosciences in rural practice

The prevalence of sleep paralysis in medical students in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Juan Manuel Duarte, Gisela Roxana Lisi, Brendan T Carroll, Marcelo Fabián Garro, Francisco José Appiani

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Article in Journal of neurosciences in rural practice. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Juan Manuel DuarteDepartment of Mental Health, División Neuropsicofarmacología, Hospital de Clínicas "José de San Martín," Buenos Aires, Argentina, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0408-0178
Gisela Roxana LisiDepartment of Mental Health, División Neuropsicofarmacología, Hospital de Clínicas "José de San Martín," Buenos Aires, Argentina, United States.
Brendan T CarrollDepartment of Psychiatry, Adena Medical Center, Ohio, United States.
Marcelo Fabián GarroDepartment of Mental Health, División Neuropsicofarmacología, Hospital de Clínicas "José de San Martín," Buenos Aires, Argentina, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3750-1055
Francisco José AppianiDepartment of Mental Health, División Neuropsicofarmacología, Hospital de Clínicas "José de San Martín," Buenos Aires, Argentina, United States.
Hospital de Clínicas "José de San Martín" · ARAdena Regional Medical Center · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of sleep paralysis (SP) in medical students from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA). Materials and Methods: An Results: The prevalence of SP was 40.7% (95% CI 33.5-47.8). A higher percentage of the respondents (76%) reported experiencing SP-related anxiety. An association between self-perceived quality of sleep and the incidence of SP was found (χ Conclusion: SP is highly prevalent in medical students and is associated with poor sleep habits and perceived poor sleep quality. Clinicians should be aware of this parasomnia to avoid a misdiagnosis of psychosis and inform sufferers of the nature of SP.

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Medical studentsParasomniaRapid eye movement sleepSleep paralysis

Identifiers

PMID37181188
PMCPMC10174134
OpenAlexW4323042357

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