Familial Sleep Paralysis Study

The Division of Sleep Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania is conducting a clinical trial:

Study on Familial Sleep Paralysis

Patients that suffer from frequent episodes of sleep paralysis.  Sleep paralysis occurs upon awakening or just falling asleep when patient is awake but unable to move.  These experiences are often scary and can also involve unusual feelings. For some patients, these episodes occur frequently and appear to run in families. Adult subjects (at least 18 years of age) who experience sleep paralysis on a frequent basis (at least once/year) AND have other family members who also experience sleep paralysis frequently.  Taking part in this research study would involve a medical history and a blood draw. 

Contact:  Dr. Mark Wu, marknwu@mail.med.upenn.edu

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