Pediatric Sleep Disturbances
Pediatrics Anagha•Gender: Female•Age: 5 years (Pediatric)• Chronicity: 1 year
Presenting Complaints & History
- Waking up screaming and crying 2 hours after sleeping
- Inability to recall the episode in the morning (night terrors)
- Frequent sleep walking and talking
- Daytime fatigue and irritability due to fragmented sleep
Clinical Assessment
Experienced recurring night terrors and sleep disruptions. Parents sought a natural, non-sedative solution to help the child sleep peacefully.
Diagnostic Investigations: Clinical evaluation ruling out nocturnal epilepsy or sleep apnea.
Homeopathic Therapeutics & Management
Constitutional remedies selected to calm autonomic arousal during transition from deep to light sleep and reduce nighttime fear.
Selected Constitutional Remedies: Stramonium and Calcarea Carbonica
Lifestyle & Nutritional Support
Maintaining a quiet, dimly lit bedroom, avoiding scary stories or screens before bed, and keeping a regular sleep schedule.
Clinical Outcome
Follow-up Period: 4 months- Complete cessation of night terrors and screaming episodes
- Disappearance of sleep walking and talking behaviors
- Restful, uninterrupted sleep throughout the night
- Improved daytime energy, mood, and play activity
✓Medically reviewed by Dr. Navaneeth K. Unni
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