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Diagnosis of psychogenic paralysis by observation of patient movement in sleep

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    Gordon Worley M. D.

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Worley, G. Diagnosis of psychogenic paralysis by observation of patient movement in sleep. J Neurol 249, 1322 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-002-0782-5

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