"Night Terrors" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A disorder characterized by incomplete arousals from sleep associated with behavior suggesting extreme fright. This condition primarily affects children and young adults and the individual generally has no recall of the event. Episodes tend to occur during stage III or IV. SOMNAMBULISM is frequently associated with this condition. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p391)
| Descriptor ID |
D020184
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.886.659.635.600 F03.870.664.635.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Night Terrors- Night Terrors
- Sleep Terror Disorder
- Sleep Terrors
- Sleep Terror
- Terror, Sleep
- Terrors, Sleep
- Pavor Nocturnus
Night Terrors, Secondary- Night Terrors, Secondary
- Night Terror, Secondary
- Secondary Night Terror
- Secondary Night Terrors
- Terror, Secondary Night
- Terrors, Secondary Night
Night Terrors, Primary- Night Terrors, Primary
- Night Terror, Primary
- Primary Night Terror
- Primary Night Terrors
- Terror, Primary Night
- Terrors, Primary Night
Night Terrors, Adult- Night Terrors, Adult
- Adult Night Terror
- Adult Night Terrors
- Night Terror, Adult
- Terror, Adult Night
- Terrors, Adult Night
- Pavor Nocturnus, Adult
- Adult Pavor Nocturnus
- Nocturnus, Adult Pavor
Night Terrors, Childhood- Night Terrors, Childhood
- Childhood Night Terror
- Childhood Night Terrors
- Night Terror, Childhood
- Terror, Childhood Night
- Terrors, Childhood Night
- Pavor Nocturnus, Childhood
- Childhood Pavor Nocturnus
- Nocturnus, Childhood Pavor
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Night Terrors" by people in Profiles.
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Pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments for nightmare disorder. Int Rev Psychiatry. 2014 Apr; 26(2):225-36.
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The role of cognitions in imagery rescripting for posttraumatic nightmares. J Clin Psychol. 2011 Oct; 67(10):1008-16.
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Disorders of arousal in children. Pediatr Ann. 2008 Jul; 37(7):481-7.