Stress, menstruation, and alcohol use are just a few factors that can trigger sleepwalking. For some people, sleepwalking can accompany other health conditions, including certain mental health ...

An hour or two after my school-age son has gone to bed, he sometimes wakes up from a nightmare, walks to my room and mumbles incoherently about what’s scaring him. But he seems off, and I can't get ...

Sleepwalker in fantasy house, 3D generated image. Imagine getting up in the middle of the night, and starting to drive your car around town or preparing a big dish of dog food and eating it—and ...

Close up view of brain patterns. Eyes glazed and hands outstretched, some sleepwalkers look like they came straight out of a zombie movie. Other sleepwalkers can paint, eat, or even drive—often ...

It’s difficult to know how common sleepwalking is. In 2016, Helen Stallman and Mark Kohler conducted a systematic review of studies on sleepwalking. They explain there are many reasons measuring ...

Sleepwalking happens when an individual moves significantly during a deep state of sleep. It is also known as somnambulism, and it is defined as a type of parasomnia in the International ...

Sleepwalking is a disorder that’s easily—and often—misunderstood. When you think of sleepwalking, what comes to mind? A groggy, wandering toddler, or a movie-style sleepwalker with arms outstretched?

Sleepwalking is an eerie phenomenon that has been puzzling us since the beginning of time. Throughout history, people have looked at sleepwalkers with awe, fear, suspicion, and concern, believing they ...