Sleep terrors—A parental nightmare

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Federica Gigliotti ◽  
Dario Esposito ◽  
Consuelo Basile ◽  
Serena Cesario ◽  
Oliviero Bruni
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Terrors

The Arousal Disorders Questionnaire: a new and effective screening tool for confusional arousals, Sleepwalking and Sleep Terrors in epilepsy and sleep disorders units

2021 ◽  
Vol 80 ◽  
pp. 279-285
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Loddo ◽  
Giusy La Fauci ◽  
Luca Vignatelli ◽  
Corrado Zenesini ◽  
Rosalia Cilea ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Disorders ◽  
Screening Tool ◽  
Effective Screening ◽  
Confusional Arousals ◽  
Sleep Terrors

scholarly journals Sleep terrors antecedent is common in adolescents with migraine

2013 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Libânia Melo Nunes Fialho ◽  
Ricardo Silva Pinho ◽  
Jaime Lin ◽  
Thais Soares Cianciarullo Minett ◽  
Maria Sylvia de Souza Vitalle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pain Intensity ◽  
Sleep Disorders ◽  
Consecutive Series ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Adolescent Population ◽  
Sleep Terrors ◽  
Headache Diary ◽  
History Of ◽  
Age Range

Migraines and sleep terrors (STs) are highly prevalent disorders with striking similarities. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the antecedent of STs by comparing adolescents suffering from migraines with healthy controls in a large consecutive series. METHODS: All patients were subjected to a detailed headache questionnaire and were instructed to keep a headache diary during a two-month period. The age range was 10 to 19 years. The diagnosis of STs was defined according to the International Classification of Sleep Disorders. RESULTS: A total of 158 participants were evaluated. Of these participants, 50 suffered from episodic migraines (EMs), 57 had chronic migraines (CMs) and 51 were control subjects (CG). Participants who had a history of STs had significantly more migraines than participants who did not. CONCLUSIONS: Migraine is strongly associated with a history of STs in the adolescent population independent of demographics and pain intensity.

Pathophysiological relations between panic disorder and sleep terrors

1995 ◽  
Vol 6 (SUPPLEMENT 1) ◽  
pp. 68
Author(s):  
K Dantendorfer ◽  
R Frey ◽  
G Kl??sch ◽  
G Gruber ◽  
B Saletu
Keyword(s):  
Panic Disorder ◽  
Sleep Terrors

Sleep Terrors and Confusional Arousals in Adults

Parasomnias ◽  
2013 ◽  
pp. 115-122
Author(s):  
Milena Pavlova ◽  
Myriam Abdennadher
Keyword(s):  
Confusional Arousals ◽  
Sleep Terrors

Sleep Terrors

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Terrors

scholarly journals Limits of Self-report in Assessing Sleep Terrors in a Population Survey

SLEEP ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christer Hublin ◽  
Jaakko Kaprio ◽  
Markku Partinen ◽  
Markku Koskenvuo
Keyword(s):  
Population Survey ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Sleep Terrors

scholarly journals Sleep Terrors: An Updated Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 176-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander K.C. Leung ◽  
Amy A.M. Leung ◽  
Alex H.C. Wong ◽  
Kam Lun Hon
Keyword(s):  
Parental Education ◽  
Muscle Tone ◽  
English Literature ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Specific Treatment ◽  
Nrem Sleep ◽  
Medical Intervention ◽  
Sleep Episode ◽  
Sleep Terror ◽  
Sleep Terrors

Background: Sleep terrors are common, frightening, but fortunately benign events. Familiarity with this condition is important so that an accurate diagnosis can be made. Objective: : To familiarize physicians with the clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and management of children with sleep terrors. Methods: A PubMed search was completed in Clinical Queries using the key terms " sleep terrors" OR " night terrors". The search strategy included meta-analyses, randomized controlled trials, clinical trials, observational studies, and reviews. Only papers published in the English literature were included in this review. The information retrieved from the above search was used in the compilation of the present article. Results: It is estimated that sleep terrors occur in 1 to 6.5% of children 1 to 12 years of age. Sleep terrors typically occur in children between 4 and 12 years of age, with a peak between 5 and 7 years of age. The exact etiology is not known. Developmental, environmental, organic, psychological, and genetic factors have been identified as a potential cause of sleep terrors. Sleep terrors tend to occur within the first three hours of the major sleep episode, during arousal from stage three or four non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep. In a typical attack, the child awakens abruptly from sleep, sits upright in bed or jumps out of bed, screams in terror and intense fear, is panicky, and has a frightened expression. The child is confused and incoherent: verbalization is generally present but disorganized. Autonomic hyperactivity is manifested by tachycardia, tachypnea, diaphoresis, flushed face, dilated pupils, agitation, tremulousness, and increased muscle tone. The child is difficult to arouse and console and may express feelings of anxiety or doom. In the majority of cases, the patient does not awaken fully and settles back to quiet and deep sleep. There is retrograde amnesia for the attack the following morning. Attempts to interrupt a sleep terror episode should be avoided. As sleep deprivation can predispose to sleep terrors, it is important that the child has good sleep hygiene and an appropriate sleeping environment. Medical intervention is usually not necessary, but clonazepam may be considered on a short-term basis at bedtime if sleep terrors are frequent and severe or are associated with functional impairment, such as fatigue, daytime sleepiness, and distress. Anticipatory awakening, performed approximately half an hour before the child is most likely to experience a sleep terror episode, is often effective for the treatment of frequently occurring sleep terrors. Conclusion: Most children outgrow the disorder by late adolescence. In the majority of cases, there is no specific treatment other than reassurance and parental education. Underlying conditions, however, should be treated if possible and precipitating factors should be avoided.

Confusional arousals, sleep terrors, and sleepwalking.

2015 ◽  
pp. 175-182
Author(s):  
Lisa J. Meltzer ◽  
Valerie McLaughlin Crabtree
Keyword(s):  
Confusional Arousals ◽  
Sleep Terrors

Auditory Evoked Potentials in Narcolepsy and Sleep Terrors

1990 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 192-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miles E. Drake ◽  
Ann Pakalnis ◽  
Hosi Padamadan ◽  
Sharon A. Hietter
Keyword(s):  
Evoked Potentials ◽  
Auditory Evoked Potentials ◽  
Sleep Terrors

On the Reported Association of Psychopathology with Sleep Terrors in Adults

SLEEP ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos H. Schenck ◽  
Mark W. Mahowald
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Terrors
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