Children & Sleepwalking

Most Common Causes Of Sleepwalking In Children

Is your child walking during sleep? There are lots of reasons for children to suffer from sleepwalking. It is very helpful for parents or anyone else to learn about what could possibly cause sleepwalking in children.

Here are the most common reasons of sleepwalking in children.

Partial Arousal

Children who fall under pre-school and school-age groups are at higher risk for sleepwalking. Because of their brain immaturity, children experience greater percentage of sleepwalking.

A part of brain matures fast than the other part causing imbalances among different anatomical systems which lead to sleepwalking.

Sleep Apnea

Interestingly, many studies have shown that sleep apnea is the most common cause of sleepwalking in children

Sleep apnea will take place when a child feels difficulty to take even and deep breaths while asleep. Thus, children feel sleepwalking due to problem breathing.

Genetics

Sleepwalking is more likely to happen in children with a family history of sleep walkers. Yes, sleepwalking runs in family and most frequently occurs in identical twins.

If a parent is a sleep walker in his or her childhood then they must not be surprised having a child with sleepwalking.

Environmental Factors

Interrupted and irregular sleep schedules, lack of sleep, sleep deprivation, stress and anxiety, magnesium deficiency; all can trigger sleepwalking in children most commonly.

Surprisingly, certain medications such as hypnotics or sedatives, anti-histamines and stimulants can cause sleepwalking in children.

Stressors

Stressors have been to be another main possible cause or worsen episodes of sleepwalking inchildren. These stressors such as fever, being excessively sleepy, having a full bladder or bowel while going to bed, environmental noise, different sleep environment can worsen the episodes of sleepwalking in children.

Article taken from Sleepwellblog.com

http://www.sleepwellblog.com/2014/01/most-common-causes-of-sleepwalking-in-children/

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