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Whats the difference between nightmare and night terror?
What stage of sleep do you see night terrors?

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night terror:* is extreme form of fright( child awakes in terror).
*There is no memory of dream or arousal.
*May be an early sign of temporal lobe epilepsy.
*may develop sleepwalking episodes
*occur in NREM or slow wave sleep (3 and 4 stage)

Nightmare:*occur in REM sleep
*person can recall or remember his dream







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