Sleepwalking is a sleep disorder characterized by movements or walking during sleep. The eyes are open and the sleepwalker can give short answers (yes, no) to certain questions. The sleepwalker has no recollection of his trips when he wakes up.
Sleepwalking appears at any age, but especially children aged seven to twelve years. The sleepwalker can sit on the edge of the bed and gesturing awkwardly. It can also roam in the house and then back to bed.
This condition can become dangerous if the subject manipulates objects like a knife, moves in a staircase or a window. In rare cases, they can drive their car.
A rare type of sleepwalking is dissociative. The sleepwalker is often in a state of terror. It is said that a person with dissociative sleepwalking had committed suicide.
Waking a sleepwalker can make him aggressive, confused or cranky, but you should not hesitate if there is a potential danger.
The main causes are stress, lack of affection, migraines and puberty.
The treatment is, in many cases, eliminate the causes. Some medications can be used early in treatment depending on the intensity of sleepwalking.
13 avril 2010
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