Parasomnia Sentence Examples

Nightmare disorder is a parasomnia in which the child is repeatedly awakened from sleep by frightening dreams and is fully alert on awakening.

Sleep terror disorder is a parasomnia in which the child awakens screaming or crying.

Childhood night terrors are a parasomnia, or partial-sleep disorder, common in young children.

Sleepwalking, another parasomnia disorder, may also occur in as many as one third of children with night terrors.

Nightmares are a type of sleep disruption, or parasomnia, characterized by frightening psychological content.

Parental observation of the child's sleeping patterns and careful record-keeping of symptoms of any sleep disruption through use of a sleep journal will usually reveal any parasomnia patterns that may require professional assessment.

Nightmares are a common childhood parasomnia and medication is rarely indicated.