comparison of nightmares and night terrors
Last reviewed 01/2018
| Nightmares | Night Terrors | |
| Features | waking up as a result of a dream with anxiety | intense anxiety and screaming |
| State of awareness | half-awake | unaware of surroundings |
| Autonomic | mild | very marked disturbance |
| EEG | REM sleep | arousal from slow wave sleep (stage 4) |
| Retrograde amnesia | partial | total |
| Dreams | yes | no |