walking by a person who is asleep
also called somnambulism; a parasomnia characterized by walking or performing other complicated activities while asleep.
somnambulism. A sleep disorder where the person gets out of bed and walks around during sleep. Typically occurs in the first third of the night during deep NREM sleep (stages 3 and 4). This sleep disorder affects an estimated 10 percent of all humans at least once in their lives. Most common among children from the ages of 4 to 12. Boys sleepwalk more frequently than girls and that it is between the ages of 11 and 12 that the most cases of sleepwalking are reported.
Sleepwalking is more common in older children and can range from simple behaviors such as getting out of bed to more complex tasks such as leaving the house and walking around outdoors. Sleepwalkers may speak, but usually any talking is not understandable. In children, sleepwalking tends to decrease over time and rarely requires any treatment.
Somnambulism Sleepwalking is also called “somnambulismâ€. Sleepwalking occurs when you get up from bed and walk around even though you are still asleep. It can also involve a series of other complex actions.
Sleepwalking (also called noctambulism or somnambulism), under the larger category of parasomnias, is a sleep disorder where the sufferer engages in activities that are normally associated with wakefulness while asleep or in a sleeplike state.