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pavor nocturnus, sleep terror disorder, night terrors, a sleep disorder involving abrupt awakening from sleep, terrified state, normal sleep cycle involves distinct stages from light drowsiness to deep sleep, rem, rapid eye movement, sleep, eyes move rapidly, vivid dreaming, common, each night, several cycles of non-rem, rem sleep, night terror, sleep terror, occurs, stage 3, stage 4 sleep, deep sleep, unknown but night terrors, commonly associated, periods of emotional tension, stress, conflict, night terror is similar to nightmares except that nightmares, occur, rem sleep, unpleasant, frightening dreams, nightmares, most common, in the early morning, night terrors occur, in the first half, the night heralded by a scream, child, does not, remember the details, the scare, nightmares, normal on occasion, after frightening movies/tv shows, emotional situations, night terror occurs most often in preadolescent boys, occur in girls, in adults, fairly common in children 3 to 5 years old, less common after, night terror, run in families, occur in adults, emotional tension, the use of alcohol, sudden awakening from sleep, persistent fear, terror that occurs at night, screaming, sweating, confusion, rapid heart rate, unable to explain what happened, no recall of "bad dreams", nightmares, may have a vague sense of frightening images, unable to fully arouse, difficult to comfort, no memory, the event on awakening the next day, episodes, most common, in the first third, the night, last 10 to 20 minutes, normal sleep returns, in many cases, no further examination, testing, night terror is severe, prolonged, psychologic evaluation appropriate, in many cases, comfort, reassurance, the only treatment required, psychotherapy, counseling appropriate benzodiazepine medications, diazepam, used at bedtime, reduce night terrors, medication is not, recommended to treat this disorder, a safe over-the-counter drug, benadryl elixir, diphenhydramine, given 1 hour, bedtime, reduce the incidence of night terror, most children outgrow night terrors, no recall, the event, stress reduction, psychotherapy helpful, night terror in adults, insomnia, unusual, night terror is persistent, frequent, occurs often enough to regularly disrupt sleep, symptoms accompany night terror, night terror causes, injuries, minimizing stress, using coping mechanisms, reduce night terrors, number of episodes, decreases after age 10.