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Somnambulism: Recent Findings

In: Nursing - New Insights for Clinical Care

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  • Sachi Sri Kantha

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Somnambulism is characterized as a parasomnia occurring during slow-wave sleep stages. It is also an autosomal dominant disorder, and its genetic locus has been identified at chromosome 20 q12-q13.12. The prevalence of somnambulism among children and adults has been estimated as 1-6%. Among the specific environmental factors precipitating somnambulistic episodes in adults, prescription drug use, alcohol, emotional stress, sleep deprivation, and certain psychiatric conditions have been suggested. Somnambulistic patients frequently cause injuries to themselves, family members who sleep nearby, and in-hospital settings to nurses who attend on them. Even cases of homicidal somnambulism have been reported. The lack of a suitable animal model to study somnambulism in controlled settings hinder appropriate pharmaceutical protocols to prevent this disorder among humans. Partial or total alleviation of somnambulistic symptoms in children and adults deserves the attention of health researchers.

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  • Sachi Sri Kantha, 2023. "Somnambulism: Recent Findings," Chapters, in: Victor Chaban (ed.), Nursing - New Insights for Clinical Care, IntechOpen.
    • Handle: RePEc:ito:pchaps:254564
    DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.102462
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    Keywords

    parasomnia; sleepwalking; treatment; trauma; violence;
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    • I11 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Analysis of Health Care Markets

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