zJs=10 zJs=11 zJs=12 zJs=13 zc(5,'jsc',zJs,9999999,'') zCMt='a00' About Healthcare Center Healthcare Center Essentials ... Surgeries and Procedures zau(256,152,145,'gob','http://z.about.com/5/ad/go.htm?gs='+gs,''); Allergies Arthritis Asthma Breast Cancer ... Help zau(256,140,140,'el','http://z.about.com/0/ip/417/C.htm','');w(xb+xb+' ');zau(256,140,140,'von','http://z.about.com/0/ip/496/6.htm','');w(xb+xb); Search Healthcare Center ENCYCLOPEDIA INDEX Injury Disease Nutrition Poison ... Z Night terror Overview Symptoms Treatment Prevention Definition: Night terrors are a sleep disorder involving abrupt awakening from sleep in a terrified state. Alternative Names: Pavor nocturnus; Sleep terror disorder Causes, incidence, and risk factors: The normal sleep cycle involves distinct stages from light drowsiness to deep sleep. REM (rapid eye movement) sleep is a different type of sleep, where the eyes move rapidly and vivid dreaming is most common. During a night, there will be several cycles of non-REM and REM sleep. Night terror (sleep terror) occurs during Stage 3 and Stage 4 sleep (deep sleep). The cause is unknown but night terrors are commonly associated with periods of emotional tension stress , or conflict. | |
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