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Associated disorders from Sleepwalking

Most studies look at sleep disorders in adults but children can also be affected. In the ten percent of the population that experience sleep-related disorders, children are mainly affected due to their youthful brains. A study conducted in Australia , looked at sleepwalking and its association with sleep behaviors in children. It was found that sleepwalking could be associated with children's bedtime routines. Those who have behavioral problems are more likely to develop a sleep disorder and should be assessed. The relationship between sleepwalking and the behavioral and emotional problems are more associated than their bedtime routines. This may very well be because sleep related disorders and sleepwalking happen simultaneously; one cannot exist without the other.

In the study "Sleepwalking and Sleep Terrors in Prepubertal Children" it was found that, if a child had another sleep disorder – such as restless leg syndrome (RLS) or sleep-disorder breathing (SDB) – there was a greater chance of sleepwalking. The study found that children with chronic parasomnias may often also present SDB or, to a lesser extent, RLS. Furthermore, the disappearance of the parasomnias after the treatment of the SDB or RLS periodic limb movement syndrome suggests that the latter may trigger the former.

Consequences

During the amnesic state sleepwalkers are in, many things can happen without their recollection. One thing that can happen is a sleep disorder called Sexomnia, where the individual can engage in sexual behaviors with themselves or others. Its occurrence is rare, but can happen during sleepwalking. Sleep-related eating disorder can also happen; where sleepwalkers will eat involuntarily. The events can include eating/drinking regular foods or odd combinations of food. Insomnia and daytime sleepiness can occur. Most sleepwalkers get injuries at some point during sleepwalking, often minor injuries such as cuts or bruises. In rare occasions, however, sleepwalkers have fractured bones and died as the result of a fall. Sleepwalkers may also face embarrassment of being found naked in public.

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Unfortunately, while the additions you made are interesting, they aren't appropriate for this type of platform. Traditionally, contributions to this type of platform are not written the same way a research paper would be (e.g., A study conducted by...). Rather, here you are supposed to approach writing similar to how you would find it within an encyclopedia (statement of fact). This is one of the reasons you should be using peer-reviewed secondary (review papers, meta-analyses) as opposed to peer-reviewed primary literature. Primary literature is one experiment or one series of experiment completed by one or a group of authors. Secondary literature is a review of the body of literature (or many examples of peer-reviewed primary literature). A review tries to convey a consensus on a topic based on review of this literature. I think you have an intriguing start, but you will want to restructure it using secondary resources. Please let me know if there are questions/concerns.