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| Alternative Names: | Walking during sleep; Somnambulism
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| Symptoms: | - eyes open during sleep
- may have blank facial expression
- may sit up and appear awake during sleep
- walking during sleep
- other detailed activity during sleep, any sort
- no recall of the event upon awaking
- confusion, disorientation on awakening
- sleep talking is incomprehensible and non-purposeful
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| Signs and tests: | Usually, no further examination and testing is necessary. If sleep walking is frequent or persistent, examination to rule out other disorders (such as partial complex seizures) may be appropriate. It may also be appropriate to undergo a psychologic evaluation to determine causes such as excessive anxiety or stress, or medical evaluation to rule out other causes.
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Review Date: 11/9/2001
Reviewed By: Galit Kleiner-Fisman MD, FRCPC, Department of Neurology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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