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  • n  an emotional episode (usually in young children) in which the person awakens in terror with feelings of anxiety and fear but is unable to remember any incident that might have provoked those feelings
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  • Night terrors can be even more frightening for parent than child
    A very attentive grandmother in my office asked me if I would cover the topic of night terrors in children.Night terrors, or sleep terrors, are when a child appears to awaken out of sleep and be terrified. They might scream, jump out of bed or flail their arms. They may even speak in phrases like "g...
    June 23, 2013 - Lancaster Online

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