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Sleepwalking (Somnambulism) is a series of complex behaviors that are initiated during slow wave sleep and result in walking during sleep. ... Typically, the child (or adult) sleepwalker sits up, gets out of bed, and moves about in an uncoordinated manner. Less frequently, the sleepwalker may dress, open doors, eat, or go to...
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www.crescentlife.com/disorders/sleepwalking.htm
www.crescentlife.com/disorders/sleepwalking.htm
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Rarely, sleepwalking may begin at any time in the adult life, even when someone is in their seventies. Up to 4% of adults sleepwalk. In adults, men are much more likely to display aggressive behavior when they sleepwalk.
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www.sleepeducation.com/Disorder.aspx?id=14
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Far fewer adults sleepwalk than do children, only about only about 1 in 200 (3). Adult sleepwalking is more serious in that it is often more aggressive, and so has more potential for self-injury.
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serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/node/1729
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METHODS: Eleven adult parasomniac subjects, 6 females and 5 males, with sleepwalking (SW) and/or sleep terrors (ST) and 11 age- and sex-matched control subjects underwent polysomnography (PSG) during 2 consecutive nights.
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/10802466?queryText=ni...
www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/10802466?queryText=night%20terrors
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Nevertheless, in an adult with sleepwalking, I routinely have my group of neuropsychologists who specialize in insomnia (sleep disorders) perform a Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) to look for underlying psychological personality and social factors which might be contributing to the disorder.
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www.uihealthcare.com/topics/medicaldepartments/neurolog...
www.uihealthcare.com/topics/medicaldepartments/neurology/sleepwalking/index.html
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Medical reports show that about 18% of the population are prone to sleepwalking. It is more common in children than in adolescents and adults. Boys are more likely to sleepwalk than girls. The highest prevelance of sleepwalking was 16.7% at age 11 to 12 years of age.
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www.stanford.edu/~dement/para.html
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Adult sleepwalking affects 2.5% of the general population and may lead to serious injuries. Fifty young adults with chronic sleepwalking were studied prospectively. ... Isolated sleepwalking or sleepwalking with psychiatric disorders was treated with medication. All other patients with other sleep disorders were treated...
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brain.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/128/5/106...
brain.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/128/5/1062
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Adult sleepwalking differs from childhood sleepwalking, and it may have a genetic component, according to research presented during the American Academy of Neurology’s 54th Annual Meeting in Denver, Colo., April 13-20, 2002. ... DENVER, CO – Adult sleepwalking differs from childhood sleepwalking, and it may have a...
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www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2002-04/aaon-asm040502....
www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2002-04/aaon-asm040502.php
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