ABSTRACT
Isolated episodes of sleepwalking are common in children,
occurring in about 15 percent (Kales et al. 1987). Recurrent,
frequent episodes, however, are not normal, and in these
instances one speaks of somnambulism or, as it is also
known, ‘sleepwalking disorder’. Somnambulism is not com-
mon, being found in 23 percent of children and far fewer adolescents or adults.
