The course and character of sleepwalking in adulthood: a clinical and polysomnographic study.
Behav Sleep Med
; 13(2): 169-77, 2015.
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To describe characteristics of adult sleepwalking (potential triggers and correlates with polysomnography), 52 patients were interviewed regarding their sleepwalking episodes and underwent video-polysomnography on two consecutive nights. Sleepwalking history averaged 12 years and frequent episodes (more than once per week) occurred in 62%. Higher frequency was associated with earlier onset of sleepwalking (p < 0.005) and 53.8% reported dangerous sleepwalking behavior. The most common self-reported triggers were sleep deprivation and stressful events, while no specific trigger was reported in 37% of patients. More awakening from slow-wave sleep was associated with a higher frequency of sleepwalking episodes (p < 0.001). A longer history of sleepwalking was associated with more sleepwalking episodes, even without the presence of sleep comorbidities or other known precipitating factors.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Privación de Sueño
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Sonambulismo
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Polisomnografía
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Acontecimientos que Cambian la Vida
Tipo de estudio:
Qualitative_research
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Behav Sleep Med
Asunto de la revista:
CIENCIAS DO COMPORTAMENTO
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NEUROLOGIA
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PSICOFISIOLOGIA
Año:
2015
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido