Sleepwalking is mostly caused due to sleep deprivation and it is also a hereditary in nature in some cases. Adults who sleepwalk exhibit several classical symptoms. Usually when they walk, they have their eyes open and the eyes have a glassy appearance. They do not have any expression on their faces and they look completely blank. Also, people, who sleepwalk, suddenly sit up and spring out of bed to start their nocturnal walks. If someone tries to shake them up in an attempt to wake them, they will look confused and almost immediately go back to sleep. They do not remember anything in the morning.

People who sleepwalk cannot go into REM sleep and that is why they end up sleepwalking. During the sleep cycles, the body releases a hormone which paralyzes the body from moving and the person drifts into deep sleep called the rapid eye movement or REM stage. During this stage, the person does not even feel a limb in his body. In people who sleepwalk, this hormone is absent or probable not functioning properly and that is why they are able to use their body while sleeping.

Sleepwalking can be controlled if a person solves the sleep deprivation problem and he can easily fall back into normal sleep patterns.

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