@article{ref1,
title="Somnambulism in adults",
journal="Neurology",
year="1990",
author="Kavey, N. B. and Whyte, J. and Resor, S. R. and Gidro-Frank, S.",
volume="40",
number="5",
pages="749-752",
abstract="We evaluated with clinical interviews and polysomnographic examinations 10 adults with the complaint of sleepwalking, often accompanied by violent behavior or self-injury. During the polysomnographic studies, 8 patients had 47 distinct somnambulistic episodes. All episodes occurred in non-REM sleep, with 91% occurring in slow-wave sleep. Contrary to previous reports, episodes were not confined to the 1st 3rd of the night. Clinical EEGs were normal in 5 of 6 patients. In the 7 patients tried on 1 or more treatment regimens, clonazepam effectively suppressed the somnambulism in 5 of 6 patients in whom it was tried, carbamazepine in 1 of 3, flurazepam in 2 of 2, and a combination of clonazepam and phenytoin in one.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0028-3878",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}