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Disease Information for Sleep terror disorder
- Clinical Manifestations
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- Night sweats
- Insomnia
- Nightmares/excess dreaming (Paroniria)
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- Sleep terrors
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- night terror, Night Terrors, Pavor nocturnus, Pavor nocturnus (disorder), sleep disorder terrors, Sleep Terror, SLEEP TERROR DIS, Sleep terror disorder, Sleep terror disorder (disorder), Sleep Terrors, Sleep terrors (night terrors), Terror Sleep, terrors night, Terrors Sleep, terrors sleep disorder, Synonym/Pavor nocturnus
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A disorder characterized by incomplete arousals from sleep associated with behavior suggesting extreme fright. This condition primarily affects children and young adults and the individual generally has no recall of the event. Episodes tend to occur during stage III or IV. SOMNAMBULISM is frequently associated with this condition. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p391)
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