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Case Reports
. 2000 Mar 18;355(9208):986-7.
doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)99019-6.

Imaging hypnotic paralysis: implications for conversion hysteria

P W Halligan, B S Athwal, D A Oakley, R S Frackowiak
Case Reports

Imaging hypnotic paralysis: implications for conversion hysteria

P W Halligan et al. Lancet. .

Abstract

In a single case study with positron emission tomography (PET) functional imaging, hypnotic paralysis activated similar brain areas to those in conversion hysteria, supporting the view that hypnosis and hysteria might share common neurophysiological mechanisms.

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  • Imaging hypnotic paralysis.
    Terao T, Collinson S. Terao T, et al. Lancet. 2000 Jul 8;356(9224):162-3. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)73174-3. Lancet. 2000. PMID: 10963269 No abstract available.