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Hypnagogic Hallucination

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Updated February 12, 2009

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Definition: A hypnagogic hallucination is a vivid, dream-like sensation that is heard, seen or felt and that occurs near the onset of sleep. It is one of the four cardinal symptoms of narcolepsy.
Examples:
As I fall asleep, I experience intense hypnagogic hallucinations and imagine people in my room.

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