Sleep Terrors

• Sleep terrors occur during deep sleep.
• They usually occur a few hours after people fall asleep and last 5 to 20 minutes.

What Causes Night Terrors?

The cause is unknown, but is often related to:

• Stress
• Fatigue
• Tension
• Can occur with new medicine or sleeping away from home

What are the symptoms?

• Screaming
• Sweating
• Confusion
• Seeing frightening images
• Rapid heart rate
• Moving arms/legs
• Sleep walking
• After a night terror, they may not remember the episode or can only remember frightening images.

Call your doctor if night terrors last for a month or more, with many episodes nightly. Also call your doctor if other symptoms occur with the night terror or night terrors cause injuries.