Sleepwalking (SW), also known as somnambulism, is characterized by episodes of complex motor behavior initiated during sleep, including rising from bed and walking about. It tends to occur between the ages of 4 and 8 and is likely to dissipate in adolescence. It occurs in 2-14% of children and 1.6-2.4% of adults (Remulla & Guilleminault 2004). SW occurs during the first third of the night, duri...

Parasomnias are common in the benign forms such as sleepwalking and sleep talking. The more dramatic forms such as sleep terrors and confusional awakenings occur frequently in childhood, but attenuate in the teen years. REM behavior disorder, seen in the elderly, is an uncommon entity. Generally diagnosis is based upon clinical history with sleep studies reserved for unusual presentation. The f...

Somnambulism consists of a group of behaviors leading to unwanted movements during sleep or even sleepwalking. Medications applied for psychiatric disorders could increase the likelihood of somnambulism in adults. The following article is a case report of somnambulism seen in a patient with schizophrenia, which occurred after remission of an acute episode following treatment with olanzapine. Wh...