Somnambulism
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- Sleepwalking has a prevalence of 1–17% in childhood, with the most frequent occurrences around the age of 11-12.
- About 4% of adults experience somnambulism. Normal sleep cycles include states varying from drowsiness all the way to deep sleep.
- Every time an individual sleeps, he goes through various sequences of non-REM and REM sleep.
- Anxiety and fatigue are often connected with sleepwalking
- Sleep walking may involve sitting up and looking awake when the individual is actually asleep, and getting up and walking around, moving items or undressing themselves.
- They will also be confused when waking up or opening their eyes during sleep.
- Sleep walking can be associated with sleep talking.