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Sleepwalking Disorder
Alternate Names : Somnambulism, Noctambulation ...
Sleepwalking disorder
Patients with sleepwalking disorder show complex automatic behaviors, such as wandering aimlessly, carrying objects without any purpose, going outdoors, ...
Sleepwalking disorder (somnambulism) occurs when the patient is capable of complex movements during sleep, including walking. Sleepwalking occurs during stage 3 and stage 4 NREM sleep during the first part of the night.
 See also: Sleepwalking, Injury, Diabetes, Emergency, Abuse
  
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