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sleepwalking — Definition

Uyurgezerlik / sleepwalking
Sleepy is a parasomni disorder, which often occurs in the deep sleeping phase (NREM sleep), characterizes the person from the bed and without consciousness. During this situation, the individual is unresponsibly to the environment, although the eyes are open, they do not detect the environment and experience confusion when trying to wake up. Dispute epizoses usually take a few minutes and the person does not remember the event. It can occur in adults with more often being seen in children and is often harmless, but it can rarely lead to injuries.
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🇹🇷 Uyurgezerlik
English
🇬🇧 sleepwalking
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❓ What is Uyurgezerlik?
Uyurgezerlik; sleepy is a parasomni disorder, which often occurs in the deep sleeping phase (NREM sleep), characterizes the person from the bed and without consciousness. During this situation, the individual is unresponsibly to the environment, although the eyes are open, they do not detect the environment and experience confusion when trying to wake up. Dispute epizoses usually take a few minutes and the person does not remember the event. It can occur in adults with more often being seen in children and is often harmless, but it can rarely lead to injuries.
❓ What is sleepwalking in Turkish?
The Turkish equivalent of "sleepwalking" is Uyurgezerlik.
❓ Which medical field is Uyurgezerlik related to?
This term belongs to the Diseases category.