Abstract: The incidence of somnambulism may be increased in children with migraine1,2 and has been proposed as a minor diagnostic criterion of migraine. Somnambulism is thought to be an arousal disorder. Mean age at onset ranges from 4 to 8 years, with a yearly prevalence of 6 to 17%, and an incidence between 2 and 7%.3 There is no clear sex ratio. Somnambulism occurs during non-REM sleep and can be triggered by fever, sleep deprivation, specific stimuli, or medication. Sleepwalkers are usually amnesic for the event, and parents are sometimes unaware of their child's sleepwalking.
During 1999, 100 consecutive outpatients referred to our neurologic unit for cephalagia were included in this cross-sectional study of migraine vs non-migraine patients. The diagnosis of the type of headache was determined by a neurologist according to International Headache Society criteria. Patients with migraine were sorted into three subgroups: patients without aura, patients with visual aura, …
Publication Year: 2005
Publication Date: 2005-10-25
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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