راه رفتن در خواب یا خوابگردی (Sleepwalking) یکی از انواع اختلال خواب است که در آن فرد در حالی که هنوز در خواب عمیق به سر میبرد، از بستر خود بلند میشود و بدون آگاهی یا هوشیاری کامل اقدام به راه رفتن یا انجام فعالیتهای دیگر میکند.
Sleepwalking, also known as somnambulism or noctambulism, is a phenomenon of combined sleep and wakefulness. It is classified as a sleep disorder belonging to the parasomnia family.
Sleep walking occurs when the brain sends signals for the muscles to work (these are usually inactive/paralysed as we sleep, probably for our own safety as we dream), while the mind is in a sleep state.
Many factors can lead to sleepwalking, including: Not getting enough sleep. Stress. Fever.
Sleepwalking does not mean you're living with a mental health disorder. Many people living with mental health conditions never experience sleepwalking, and most people who sleepwalk do not live with a mental health condition.
Also, sleepwalkers' eyes are open, but they don't see the same way they do when they're awake. Often, they think they're in different rooms of the house or different places altogether. After sleepwalking episodes, they probably won't remember ever having done it.
Also, sleepwalkers' eyes are open, but they don't see the same way they do when they're awake. Often, they think they're in different rooms of the house or different places altogether. After sleepwalking episodes, they probably won't remember ever having done it.
They are often disoriented, consequent to awakening: the sleepwalker may be confused and perplexed, and might not know why or how they got out of bed; however, the disorientation will fade within minutes. They may talk while sleepwalking, but the talk typically does not make sense to the observer.
The cause of sleepwalking is unknown. A number of, as yet unproven, hypotheses are suggested for why it might occur, including: delay in the maturity of the central nervous system, increased slow wave sleep, sleep deprivation, fever, and excessive tiredness. There may be a genetic component to sleepwalking. One study found that sleepwalking occurred in 45% of children who have one parent who sleepwalked, and in 60% of children if both parents sleepwalked. Thus, heritable factors may predispose an individual to sleepwalking, but expression of the behavior may also be influenced by environmental factors. Genetic studies using common fruit flies as experimental models reveal a link between night sleep and brain development mediated by evolutionary conserved transcription factors such as AP-2. Sleepwalking may be inherited as an autosomal dominant disorder with reduced penetrance. Genome-wide multipoint parametric linkage analysis for sleepwalking revealed a maximum logarithm of the odds score of 3.14 at chromosome 20q12-q13.12 between 55.6 and 61.4 cM.
Scattered reports of sleepwalking and sleeptalking go back to ancient times, and they were often associated with religious visions that might be manifest in fits, trances, and convulsions.
