10 Sleep Walking Symptoms
Difficulty Waking
Because sleepwalking typically occurs while individuals are in a deep sleep, waking them may be difficult.1‘Sleepwalking Symptoms and Causes.’ Mayo Clinic, 21 July 2017, mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sleepwalking/symptoms-causes/syc-20353506 This is especially the case if the individual is engaging in a specific activity while asleep.
Sleepwalking happens during the third stage of sleep, which is the non-REM portion of the sleep cycle. Sleep terrors, sleep talking and other states of arousal indicative of a sleep disorder may also occur during this cycle.2Suni, Eric. ‘Sleepwalking.’ Sleep Foundation, 14 August 2020, sleepfoundation.org/parasomnias/sleepwalking
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