Prognosis

Prognosis

Sleep Talking, Sleep Terrors, and Nightmares are progressive in the adults, while in children it is likely to disappear on entering adolescence


A.Nightmare disorder

• Most children outgrow this disorder.
• A small number (percentage unknown) of patients report this disorder persisting into adulthood and becoming a lifelong problem.
• Some patients may experience a decline in the symptoms, later in life.

B.Sleep Terror disorder

• If the onset is in childhood, the prognosis is excellent.
• If the onset is in adulthood, the prognosis is poorer because the disorder tends to be chronic, with a waxing and waning course.

C. Sleep talking or somniloquy

• Sleep talking is harmless and usually temporary.
• The sleeper usually has no memory of their action and it does not affect sleep.

References:

1. Sleepwalking - (http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3131.htm)
2. How regular exercise helps - (http://www.dreamdoctor.com/better/walking/)
3. Nightmares and Disorders of Dreaming - (http://www.aafp.org/afp/20000401/2037.html)

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