Medically reviewed by Smita Patel, DO Key Takeaways Sleepwalking can happen when you're sleep-deprived, sick, or stressed out ...

Most of us have seen the classic television trope of a sleepwalker: a person, arms outstretched, staggering about the house as if directed by a video game controller. But what is sleepwalking, exactly ...

Maybe you've seen someone do it. Maybe you've done it yourself. Maybe you've only seen videos of people doing it and you don't really understand what's going on. "It" is sleepwalking and, boy, is it a ...

Sleepwalking is strange: a person is asleep, but they are also moving around on their feet. If you know someone that sleepwalks, you undoubtedly have a ton of questions, such as: Should I wake them up ...

An hour or two after my school-age son has gone to bed, he sometimes wakes up from a nightmare, walks to my room and mumbles incoherently about what’s scaring him. But he seems off, and I can't get ...

Sleepwalking—also known as somnambulism—involves getting up and walking around while in a state of sleep. More common in children than adults, sleepwalking is usually outgrown by the teen years.

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A new documentary that focuses on a man who claims he brutally and repeatedly stabbed his childhood friend while he was asleep asks a larger question: can someone really commit a crime like homicide ...