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Night Terrors

Night Terrors is a parasomnia disorder characterized by abrupt arousals from non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, typically during the first third of the night, involving intense autonomic and behavioral manifestations such as screaming, flailing, and profound fear, without full conscious awareness or subsequent recall.

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7.7K

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282

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2017–2026

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Publications

120

Night Terrors, Sleepwalking, and Confusional Arousals in the General Population

Maurice M. Ohayon, Christian Guilleminault, Robert G. Priest · The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry · 1999 · 378 citations

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A polysomnographic and clinical report on sleep-related injury in 100 adult patients

Carlos H. Schenck, D M Milner, Thomas D. Hurwitz et al. · American Journal of Psychiatry · 1989 · 357 citations

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Timing of Elective Surgery on the Genitalia of Male Children With Particular Reference to the Risks, Benefits, and Psychological Effects of Surgery and Anesthesia

PEDIATRICS · 1996 · 322 citations

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Sleep Problems in Healthy Preadolescents

André Kahn, Carine Van De Merckt, E. Rebuffat et al. · PEDIATRICS · 1989 · 300 citations

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Hereditary Factors in Sleepwalking and Night Terrors

Anthony Kales, Constantin R. Soldatos, Edward O. Bixler et al. · The British Journal of Psychiatry · 1980 · 262 citations

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Authors

282

  1. AK
    Anthony Kales

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    8 publications · 619 citations

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  2. CR
    Constantin R. Soldatos

    Eginition Hospital, Greece

    6 publications · 420 citations

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  3. JD
    Joyce D. Kales

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    5 publications · 271 citations

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  4. CH
    Carlos H. Schenck

    Hennepin County Medical Center, United States

    5 publications · 886 citations

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  5. IA
    Isabelle Arnulf

    Sorbonne Université, France

    4 publications · 416 citations

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Institutions

151

  1. Hennepin County Medical Center

    Minneapolis, United States

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    1.4K citations

  2. Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital

    Paris, France

    4 h-index

    21 publications

    2.4K citations

  3. University of Warwick

    Coventry, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    423 citations

  4. Sorbonne Université

    Paris, France

    4 h-index

    22 publications

    2.4K citations

  5. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    863 citations

  6. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    1.6K citations

  7. Albany State University

    Albany, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    172 citations

  8. Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal

    Montreal, Canada

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    288 citations

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Venues

  1. PubMed

    Repository · 13 publications · 393 citations

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  2. SLEEP

    8 publications · 713 citations

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  3. PEDIATRICS

    6 publications · 720 citations

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  4. American Journal of Psychiatry

    5 publications · 518 citations

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  5. Sleep Medicine

    4 publications · 186 citations

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