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Although the symptoms of night terrors in adolescents and adults are similar, the cause, prognosis, and treatment of symptoms are qualitatively different. These night terrors can occur each night if the individual does not eat a proper diet, get the appropriate amount or quality of sleep (e.g., sleep apnea), well endure stressful events, and if ...
Most individuals, when woken by a disturbing dream, would label it as a nightmare; but dream classification is not that simple. Anxiety dreams, punishment dreams, nightmares, post-trauma dreams, and night terrors are difficult to distinguish because they are commonly clumped under the term "nightmare". The different types of dreams, however ...
Nightmare disorder is defined as recurrent nightmares associated with awakening dysphoria that impairs sleep or daytime functioning. [1] [2] It is rare in children, however persists until adulthood. [11] [35] About 2/3 of the adult population report experiencing nightmares at least once in their life. [11]
Kleitman in 1939 recognized types of parasomnias as nightmares, night terrors, somniloquy (sleep-talking), somnambulism (sleepwalking), grinding of teeth, jactatians, enuresis, delirium, nonepileptic convulsions and personality dissociation. [4]
A 29-year-old man’s debilitating night terrors were the first sign of rare autoimmune disorder that rapidly progressed, landing him in the intensive care unit in a “catatonic state.”
Nightmare disorders can also be associated with sleep disorders such as night terrors, chronic insomnia and sleep-disordered breathing. [5] The presence of nightmares before a trauma would influence severity of PTSD symptoms. [12] Furthermore, having nightmares is linked to a significantly higher risk of attempting suicide and of death by ...
Paroniria is a medical condition involving an excess of morbid dreams and nightmares. [1] [2] [3] Paroniria is suspected to have many causes, including fear, stress, depression, trauma, and sleep deprivation, among others. [4] It may also be caused by the effects of antihistamines. [5]
The word hypnagogia is sometimes used in a restricted sense to refer to the onset of sleep, and contrasted with hypnopompia, Frederic Myers's term for waking up. [2] However, hypnagogia is also regularly employed in a more general sense that covers both falling asleep and waking up.