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.
