Case presentation We report a middle aged patient from urban Sri Lanka who developed diaphragmatic paralysis secondary to phrenic neuropathy a month after recovering from dengue fever. He was ...

Phrenic nerve trauma in the absence of direct injury is unusual and may present diagnostic difficulty. Diaphragmatic paralysis resulting from phrenic nerve injury may closely mimic diaphragmatic ...

He aimed to discover the cause of sleep paralysis, he said, and why some people with the diagnosis “have these powerful encounters where it feels like evil of epic proportions.” He has since ...

Sleep is a time of rest and relaxation, but there are actually some vital bodily functions that your body simply cannot do ...

This term also has roots in ancient Sardinia, linked to the toxic water-dropwort plant that causes paralysis and a twisted ... Death only comes when the diaphragm refuses to contract, per the ...

"This type of hallucination is a hallmark for many people with sleep paralysis.It occurs during transitions into or out of rapid eye movement, or REM, sleep, similar to a traffic jam at a busy ...

Many people who experience sleep paralysis see frightening hallucinations some call "sleep paralysis demons." - Illustration by Leah Abucayan/Alberto Mier/CNN ...