medaa.blogg.se - Midnight Terrors by Alexandra Lanc

Some complications that may result from experiencing sleep terrors include: In children, sleep terrors are more common in females. Sleep terrors are more common if family members have a history of sleep terrors or sleepwalking. Mood disorders, such as depression and anxiety.Sleep-disordered breathing - a group of disorders that include abnormal breathing patterns during sleep, the most common of which is obstructive sleep apnea.Sleep terrors sometimes can be triggered by underlying conditions that interfere with sleep, such as: Sleep schedule disruptions, travel or sleep interruptions.

Sleep deprivation and extreme tiredness.

Various factors can contribute to sleep terrors, such as: Another NREM disorder is sleepwalking, which can occur together with sleep terrors. Sleep terrors are a disorder of arousal, meaning they occur during N3 sleep, the deepest stage of non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep. Sleep terrors are classified as a parasomnia - an undesirable behavior or experience during sleep.

Continue beyond the teen years or start in adulthood.

Result in daytime symptoms of excessive sleepiness or problems functioning.

Routinely disrupt the sleep of the person with sleep terrors or other family members.

However, consult your doctor if sleep terrors: If your child has sleep terrors, you can simply mention them at a routine well-child exam. Occasional sleep terrors aren't usually a cause for concern.

Possibly, get out of bed and run around the house or have aggressive behavior if blocked or restrained.Have no or little memory of the event the next morning.Be hard to awaken, and be confused if awakened.Sweat, breathe heavily, and have a racing pulse, flushed face and dilated pupils.Begin with a frightening scream or shout.A sleep terror may lead to sleepwalking.ĭuring a sleep terror episode, a person may: Sleep terrors generally occur in the first third to first half of the night, and rarely during naps. Adults may recall a dream fragment they had during the sleep terrors. Children usually don't remember anything about their sleep terrors in the morning. The dreamer of a nightmare wakes up from the dream and may remember details, but a person who has a sleep terror episode remains asleep.