night terror

Night terrors (or sleep terrors) are episodes of screaming and agitation in the middle of the night, generally in toddlers and sometimes preschoolers. They are probably best understood as a variation of sleep walking. They are technically classified as one of the parasomnias, disorders of arousal including sleep walking, sleep talking, and perhaps enuresis.

"Jake had a night terror last night, its the second one this month; he just walked in my room and was freaked out, crying and staring out into space."

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