SynthesisPloS one2016
Prevalence of Sleepwalking: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 118 citations in OpenAlex.
- Behavioral and psychological treatments for NREM parasomnias: A systematic review.Sleep medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Polysomnography findings in sleep-related eating disorder: a systematic review and case report.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Transdiagnostic cognitive behavioral therapy for nightmares and parasomnias.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2023Trial
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- Negotiation of Sleepwalking in the Age of Algorithms: Agency, Interpretation and Everyday Adaptations.Sociology of health & illness · 2026Article
- Sex differences in blackout: evidence of a relationship between disorders of arousal during sleep and alcohol-related blackout in females.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Review
- Sexsomnia - a detailed approach to evaluation.Frontiers in sleep · 2026Review
- Adult NREM parasomnia and its health, social, and economic associations: a national matched-control study.Sleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society · 2025Article
- Sleepwalking with violence: A psychological defense against significant life trauma.Industrial psychiatry journal · 2024Article
- Dosing Optimization of Low-Sodium Oxybate in Narcolepsy and Idiopathic Hypersomnia in Adults: Consensus Recommendations.Neurology and therapy · 2024Article
- Forensic neurology: a distinct subspecialty at the intersection of neurology, neuroscience and law.Nature reviews. Neurology · 2024Review
- Awake or Sleeping? Maybe Both… A Review of Sleep-Related Dissociative States.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Violent and Complex Behaviors and Non-Restorative Sleep Are the Main Features of Disorders of Arousal in Adulthood: Real Picture or a More Severe Phenotype?Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Sleep medicine: Practice, challenges and new frontiers.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Review
- Genetic and demographic predisposing factors associated with pediatric sleepwalking in the Philadelphia Neurodevelopmental Cohort.Journal of the neurological sciences · 2021Article
- Quetiapine-induced sleep-related eating disorder: A case report.Clinical case reports · 2021Article
- Association of Sleepwalking and REM Sleep Behavior Disorder With Parkinson Disease in Men.JAMA network open · 2021Article
- Disorders of Arousal: A Chronobiological Perspective.Clocks & sleep · 2021Review
- EEG Patterns Prior to Motor Activations of Parasomnias: A Systematic Review.Nature and science of sleep · 2021Review
- Eyes wide open minds shut best identify disorders of arousal in adult sleepwalkers.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
Sleepwalking is thought to be a common arousal disorder; however, the epidemiology of this disorder has not yet been systematically examined. A systematic search of MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, PsycINFO, PubMed, and ScienceDirect was conducted for 'sleepwalking' OR 'somnambulism' in any field, to identify studies that reported the epidemiology of sleepwalking or sleepwalking disorders. Fifty-one studies assessed the prevalence rates of sleepwalking in a total sample of 100 490. The meta-analysis showed the estimated lifetime prevalence of sleepwalking was 6.9% (95% CI 4.6%-10.3%). The current prevalence rate of sleepwalking-within the last 12 months-was significantly higher in children 5.0% (95% CI 3.8%-6.5%) than adults 1.5% (95% CI 1.0%-2.3%). There was no evidence of developmental trends in sleepwalking across childhood. The significant risk of bias across all studies suggests these results should be used cautiously. Further epidemiological research that addresses methodological problems found in studies of sleepwalking to date is needed.
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