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Is it normal when a person wakes up from sleep and cannot move for some reason?
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Sleep paralysis: Although scary sleep paralysis is relatively common occurring in 1-10% of the population depending what study you believe. It's also seen sometimes in narcolepsy.
Answered 6/1/2013
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