What is sleep terror disorder?

sleep disorder, also called night horror, is a condition that suddenly and in a terrible state. For example, a person with a sleep disorder can awaken screams and feel confused and frightened. In the throat of the night horrors, one can be difficult to awaken or comfort and can be fully aware of your environment. Other symptoms of disorder may include extended pupils, threshing and boasting, sweating, rapid heart rhythm and hyperventilation. After about 10 to 20 minutes, the affected person usually returns to a normal sleep pattern.

No one is sure of the exact causes of sleep disorder, but they often seem to run in families. Medical experts think that fever and fatigue can contribute to it, as well as emotional stress. Many people think that night horrors as a child problem, and in fact, are the most common in children, especially boys who are five to seven years old. However, they also occur in Girls and adults. When they occur in adults, the factors may be the contribution of emotional stress notbo consumption of alcohol.

Sleep symptoms are most often recorded between 12:00 and 2:00, when the affected person has an episode, usually forgets it and cannot explain it in the morning; Some children also sleep. Interestingly, nightmares and night horrors differ dramatically. Nightmares often occur in the early morning hours and can be influenced by frightening films and emotionally stressful events. Often, after awakening, one will remember nightmares and confusion typical of sleep terrorist disorders is missing.

Usually there is no need to test and test when diagnosing sleep failures. A parent or a loved one who witnessed episodes often gives doctors enough information. In cases that are a lifelist, the patient may recommend that the patient undergo psychiatric evaluation.

Unfortunately, there are not many treatments for night horrors. Comfort and understanding are often the best possibleIt can help in some cases by treatment and advice. They rarely are drugs such as diazepam, commonly known as Valium®, prescribed to reduce episodes. Over time, children usually grow a sleep terror disorder. In fact, episodes are much less common at a time when most children are 10 years old.

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