Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Epileptic nocturnal wanderings

G Plazzi1, P Tinuper, P Montagna

  • 1Institute of Neurology, University of Bologna, Italy.

Sleep
|November 1, 1995
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Sleep scoring in neurodegenerative diseases: Towards new rules.

Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology·2025
Same author

Endorsement of: "Position paper for the treatment of nightmare disorder in adults: An American Academy of Sleep Medicine position paper" by the World Sleep Society.

Sleep medicine·2025
Same author

A comparative blind study between skin biopsy and seed amplification assay to disclose pathological α-synuclein in RBD.

NPJ Parkinson's disease·2023
Same author

Consistent skin α-synuclein positivity in REM sleep behavior disorder - A two center two-to-four-year follow-up study.

Parkinsonism & related disorders·2021
Same author

Objective rest-activity cycle analysis by actigraphy identifies isolated rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder.

European journal of neurology·2020
Same author

Italian Association of Sleep Medicine (AIMS) position statement and guideline on the treatment of menopausal sleep disorders.

Maturitas·2019
Same journal

Chronic intermittent hypoxia impairs glymphatic function in male mice through ENT-dependent adenosine dysregulation.

Sleep·2026
Same journal

Changes in patient-reported outcomes and objective assessments based on baseline symptom severity in SURMOUNT-OSA: Post-hoc analyses.

Sleep·2026
Same journal

Nocturnal Features and Daytime Characteristics in Narcolepsy: Reliability and Diagnostic Relevance for NT1 vs NT2.

Sleep·2026
Same journal

A reality check for mHealth sleep apps: bridging the empirical void in digital sleep health.

Sleep·2026
Same journal

Sleep, circadian, and mental health in neurodivergent neurotypes: Lived experience perspective on the research landscape and roadmaps.

Sleep·2026
Same journal

Nighttime light exposure is associated with metabolic dysfunction in schizophrenia: A cross-sectional analysis of the LENS study.

Sleep·2026
See all related articles

Stereotyped sleepwalking episodes in four patients were linked to epileptic seizures. These events, along with nocturnal dystonia and arousals, suggest a single epileptic syndrome with varied sleepwalking presentations.

Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Sleep Medicine
  • Epileptology

Background:

  • Sleepwalking, or somnambulism, involves complex motor activities during sleep.
  • Differentiating sleep-related motor disorders is crucial for accurate diagnosis and treatment.

Observation:

  • Video-polysomnography revealed ictal epileptic discharges at the onset of sleepwalking in four patients.
  • Patients also exhibited minor motor episodes similar to nocturnal paroxysmal dystonia (NPD) and paroxysmal arousals (PAs).

Findings:

  • Stereotyped paroxysmal ambulation during sleep is associated with epileptic seizures.
  • Nocturnal paroxysmal dystonia (NPD) with short attacks, paroxysmal arousals (PAs), and sleepwalking are manifestations of the same epileptic syndrome.

Implications:

Related Experiment Videos

  • This research reframes sleepwalking as a potential epileptic event.
  • Recognizing these varied presentations as a unified epileptic syndrome can improve diagnostic accuracy and therapeutic strategies for patients with complex sleep-related motor disorders.