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Descriptor English: Somnambulism
Descriptor Spanish: Sonambulismo
Descriptor sonambulismo
Entry term(s) deambulación durante el sueño
deambulación nocturna
Scope note: Parasomnia que se caracteriza por un despertar parcial que se produce durante la etapa IV del sueño no REM. Los individuos afectados muestran conductas con propósito parcial, como deambulación, y es difícil que se despierten totalmente. Los niños son los más afectados, con un máximo entre los 4-6 años de edad.
Descriptor Portuguese: Sonambulismo
Descriptor French: Somnambulisme
Entry term(s): Nocturnal Wandering
Sleep Walking
Sleep Walking Disorder
Sleep Walking Disorders
Sleepwalking
Wandering, Nocturnal
Tree number(s): C10.886.659.635.700
F03.870.664.635.700
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013009
Scope note: A parasomnia characterized by a partial arousal that occurs during stage IV of non-REM sleep. Affected individuals exhibit semipurposeful behaviors such as ambulation and are difficult to fully awaken. Children are primarily affected, with a peak age range of 4-6 years.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Sleep Disorders (1966-1968)
Public MeSH Note: 69
History Note: 69
DeCS ID: 13392
Unique ID: D013009
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Date Established: 1969/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1999/11/03
Somnambulism - Preferred
Concept UI M0020164
Scope note A parasomnia characterized by a partial arousal that occurs during stage IV of non-REM sleep. Affected individuals exhibit semipurposeful behaviors such as ambulation and are difficult to fully awaken. Children are primarily affected, with a peak age range of 4-6 years.
Preferred term Somnambulism
Entry term(s) Nocturnal Wandering
Sleep Walking
Sleep Walking Disorder
Sleep Walking Disorders
Sleepwalking
Wandering, Nocturnal



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