When To Call A Professional

Seek professional help if:

• Episodes are frequent or severe.

• The sleepwalker gets injured during episodes.

• The sleepwalker leaves the house.

• Episodes last beyond puberty.

• Nighttime episodes are accompanied by daytime sleepiness.

• Stress, anxiety or other psychological factors may be contributing to sleep disturbances.

Prognosis

Although sleepwalkers occasionally injure themselves or others, most episodes of sleepwalking and sleep terrors are brief and harmless. Episodes tend to stop before adulthood.

Additional Info

American Academy of Sleep Medicine 6301 Bandel Rd. NW Suite 101 Rochester, MN 55901 Phone: (507) 287-6006 http://www.aasmnet.org/