Sleepwalking Disorder    

Like sleep terror disorder, sleepwalking tends to occur during the first third of the sleep period, and to be recalled poorly afterward. The motor behavior of the sleepwalker may be as limited as sitting up in bed, or as complex as talking or getting up and walking outside.

Sleepwalking adults or children may awake in a different place from the one in which they fell asleep, which can be frightening or embarrassing. Sleepwalkers are difficult to awaken, and are typically confused for a short time afterward. 

If Sleepwalking Disorder also has features of Sleep Terror Disorder, the victim may injure himself or others in an attempt at self-defense against imaginary threats. 

Occasional sleepwalking is common, especially among children, but it seldom meets the criterion of "clinically significant distress or impairment" invoked in this and many other diagnoses.

The onset of sleepwalking is most frequent in children, and peaks at age 12. Various stressors can increase the likelihood of sleepwalking. Sleepwalking usually stops in adolescence, but recurs repeatedly in some adults. 

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