Caleb is a healthy and active six-year-old boy who has been having difficulty lately with sleeping. He will sit up in the middle of the night and scream out of fright. When his parents come in, he appears awake but highly confused and disoriented. Caleb's heart rate and breathing rate are increased, with his body covered in sweat. He was taken to the pediatrician and given a diagnosis of what?

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Caleb suffers from night terrors, which have no known cure. They typically occur in children between the ages of 3 and 12. Night terrors are characterized by frequent episodes of crying and fear during sleep. Parents often have difficulty waking the child up. Possible causes may be stressful life events, sleep deprivation, fever and medications.

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