Catalog
Sleep terrors
Link to WHO Definition
Sleep terrors – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/335616593
Sleep terrors are characterised by episodes of abrupt terror during a partial arousal from deep sleep, typically beginning with a vocalization such as a frightening scream. The individual experiences intense fear accompanied by signs of autonomic arousal, such as mydriasis, tachycardia, tachypnea, and diaphoresis.