Word: bangungut
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...several possible explanations. The victims may have suffered from sleep apnea, a disorder characterized by halts, usually brief, in breathing during sleep. Or, as Lewman thinks is more likely, there may have been some disturbance in the electrical conduction system that governs heartbeat. He also notes a similarity to bangungut, or "nightmare" syndrome, a condition that strikes Philippine males and may be related to eating rice or special sauces for meat or fish. "The victims go to bed, thrash and cough and cannot be resuscitated," he says...
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