Sleepwalking

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Walking during sleep; Somnambulism

• Avoid the use of alcohol or central nervous system depressants if you sleepwalk.
• Avoid getting too tired and try to prevent insomnia, because this can trigger a sleepwalking episode.
• Avoid or minimize stress, anxiety, and conflict, which can worsen the condition.

Mahowald MW. Disorders of sleep. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2007:chap 429.

Plante DT, Winkelman JW. Parasomnias. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2006;29:969-987.

Review Date: 06/20/2009
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org).

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