| night terrors |
a form of nightmare causing abrupt awakening in terror; occurs mostly in children
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| Nightingale |
(1820-1910) Founder of modern nursing as a profession and a pioneer in sanitation and hygiene. Born in Florence, Italy, she was raised mostly in Derbyshire, England, and received a thorough classical education from her father.
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| night blindness |
The inability of the eye to adapt to reduced illumination, therefore leading to a complaint of not being able to see in the dark. Characteristically associated with the disease retinitis pigmentosa and seen in glaucoma patients taking pilocarpine drops.
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| night terrors |
also known as sleep terrors, or pavor nocturnus. Night terrors are characterized by an incomplete arousal from slow wave sleep. If, the individual is awakened during a night terror, he/she is usually confused and does not remember details of the event. Night terrors are different from nightmares; if an individual is awakened during a nightmare, he/she functions well and may have some recall of the nightmare.
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| nightmare |
A dream causing strong feelings of fear, horror and distress.
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