Sleep Walking Risk Factors
Health Encyclopedia: Sleep Walking
Sleep walking is a disorder characterized by walking or other activity while seemingly still asleep.
Alternative Names
Walking during sleep; Somnambulism
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
The normal sleep cycle involves distinct stages from light
Each night there are several cycles of non-REM and REM sleep. Sleep walking (somnam...
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