I have a grandchild
who walks
in her sleep, wand I appreciated your comments about that. However, I
also have an adult niece who sleepwalks. What about sleepwalking in adults?
Has that been studied?
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Among other researchers,
Dr. Dauvilliers,
professor of physiology and neurology and director of the sleep lab at Gui-de-Chauliac
Hospital in Montpellier, France, was principal investigator and author of a
study on adult sleepwalking. In a nutshell, conclusions were that adult
sleepwalking is a potentially serious condition that may induce violent
behaviors and affect health-related quality of life. According to A. Kales in the British Journal of Psychology, sleepwalking and night terrors share a common genetic
predisposition. Sleepwalking appears
to be a more prevalent and less severe manifestation of night terrors.
Inherited factors appear to predispose a person to develop sleepwalking or
night terrors. However, how these traits are expressed may be influenced by
factors in the person’s environment.
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