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What is a Night Terror?

A sudden panic attack occurring during deep non-REM sleep in children of around the age of 5, and causing screaming and a very rapid pulse and respiration rate. Affected children describe a sense of suffocation or bodily confinement in a small space or a conviction of impending death.

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