Question 1

what is meant by somnambulism disorder? is it real?

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Sleepwalking: It's the fancy medical term for sleepwalking. Yes, it's real. More common in childhood, but certainly possible in the adult years.

Question 2

please tell me if there is a link between chemotherapy and somnambulism?

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Chemo: One possible link is resultant fatigue secondary to anemia, either from the cancer or the chemo.

Question 3

how do i treat sleep walking?

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See my health guide: Start there then make an effort to identify any possible cause you can reasonably attach to the sleep walking and tackle that problem directly. Your primary care physician may be able to help, or seek psychiatric or neurologic consultation. I'm sure you can track it down.

Question 4

what is sleep walking caused by ?

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Somnambulism: Sleep walking is "somnambulism" and is generally poorly understood...It is generally considered a "parasomnia"....A conditon of altered sleep. It is generally  benign, but can pose safety issues for the sufferer...It would be wise to see your family doc for advice and possible referral to a sleep disorder clinic for evaluation and treatment.

Question 5

how do you diagnose sleep walking?

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Two ways, generally: Someone tells us or we see the results of what we did when sleep walking. Some people save themselves a lot of embarrassment by waking up on their own before anyone sees them. They then go silently back to sleep and wake up the next morning with the choice to tell someone and voluntarily embarrass themselves or just be quiet.  Really, no need to be embarrassed, it's involuntary.

Question 6

how do you cope with your child sleep walking?

Accepted Answer

Work on sleep ritual: Sleep walking is felt to represent a problem with deep sleep resulting from a longer term lack of efficient sleep. As little as an extra half hour per day of restorative sleep may stop the process.Stopping tv or video games within the hours before sleep can help as well as day planning to protect sleep duration.

Question 7

is sleep walking something you either do or not?

Accepted Answer

Like everything else: We either do or do not do everything in life. The difference is whether we control doing or not doing things or don't control them. By definition sleep walking is involuntary. Other types of behavior done in our sleep exist that are also involuntary such as sleep talking and sitting up with night terrors.

Question 8

is it possible to tell if you were sleep walking?

Accepted Answer

Sleep walking: Difficult to answer, i guess if you wake up elsewhere that may be a clue, or if someone witnesses you sleep walking.

Question 9

is this sleep walking if i just stand up in my room?

Accepted Answer

Yes: If you are asleep and have no recollection in the morning, this comes under that heading because itis governed by the automatic lower brain. That is why sleep activities of this nature are often associated with bad diet.

Question 10

what is the definition or description of: sleep walking?

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Somnambulism: Sleep walking is the act of movement, typically walking, during unconscious state of sleep.  Person has no conscious awareness of the act.  Typically this occurs during nrem sleep because during rem there is mostly atonia found making it impossible.  Falls into same category as sleep sex, sleep talking and even sleep terrors.

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