Night Terrors

"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, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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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
MeSH Number(s)	C10.886.659.635.600 F03.870.664.635.600
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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Diseases [C]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Sleep Wake Disorders [C10.886]
Parasomnias [C10.886.659]
Sleep Arousal Disorders [C10.886.659.635]
Night Terrors [C10.886.659.635.600]
Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Mental Disorders [F03]
Sleep Wake Disorders [F03.870]
Parasomnias [F03.870.664]
Sleep Arousal Disorders [F03.870.664.635]
Night Terrors [F03.870.664.635.600]

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