Symptoms of sleepwalking

The symptoms of sleepwalking are varied. So what causes sleepwalking? Many people will have questions. We often hear about such people around us, and the symptoms of different patients are also different. Some people walk, some people work. Most people with sleepwalking have a common feature, that is, they can return to the original place and continue to sleep after the activity. People with this symptom should seek timely treatment, otherwise they may be easily injured.

Nocturnal ambulance is also known as sleepwalking . This disease was once called "sleepwalking", but later electroencephalogram studies determined that it has nothing to do with night dreams. Most of them occur within 1 to 3 hours after falling asleep. During an attack, the child (or adult) stares with eyes open, sits up, and gets out of bed to move around. Generally, he will not bump into things or get hurt, and sometimes he can do more complicated things, such as sweeping the floor, pouring water, etc. After a few minutes to half an hour, he will go back to bed and fall asleep, or when he wakes up, he will find himself in the dark and start crying. Patients generally cannot recall what happened while they were asleep.

Strictly speaking , sleepwalking is a disorder of the content of consciousness. More than 15% of children aged 5 to 12 have this phenomenon. Among them, 1% to 6% of children have persistent sleepwalking. This phenomenon occurs more often in men than in women, and generally heals itself with age.

Some people also believe that it is a type of epilepsy because there are often special EEG bursts before the attack. Mental stress, fatigue and conflicting emotions are also causes of night wandering. Therefore, if a child is found to have sleepwalking, epilepsy should be ruled out first, and then the severity should be determined. If necessary, the sleep schedule should be changed, and neuronutrition and treatment should be combined. Tranquilizers can also be used.

When treating sleepwalking , psychotherapy and medication must be used simultaneously. Bad mental factors should be removed, anxiety, fear and tension should be eliminated, the environment should be improved, and they should pay attention to the combination of work and rest and physical exercise; at the same time, appropriate doses of sedatives and hypnotics should be used according to their different ages. It is reported that patients also have good results when taking imipramine orally before going to bed under the guidance of a doctor. Waking him up promptly when sleepwalking first occurs is also an effective measure.