Tag: Parasomnia

November 30, 2025 / Mohammed looti

PARASOMNIA

Definition and Classification within Sleep Medicine Parasomnia constitutes a diverse category of sleep disorders characterized by undesirable physical events or experiences that occur during entry into sleep, within sleep itself, or during arousals from sleep. These manifestations involve complex, often disruptive, and sometimes injurious behaviors, movements, emotions, perceptions, or dreams. Fundamentally, parasomnias represent a failure […]

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September 30, 2025 / Mohammed looti

SLEEP TERROR DISORDER

Sleep Terror Disorder Introduction: Defining Sleep Terror Disorder Sleep Terror Disorder, often referred to as night terror or pavor nocturnus, is a profound and distressing sleep condition characterized by an abrupt awakening from non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, accompanied by intense fear, panic, and significant physiological signs of autonomic arousal. Unlike typical nightmares, which occur […]

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