Is sleepwalking disorder associated with epilepsy?

  Sleepwalking disorder, also known as sleep walking disorder, is a common sleep disorder in children, which is characterized by activities such as walking or other abnormal behaviors during sleep. It is a sleep disorder characterized by activities such as walking or other abnormal behaviors during sleep. It mostly occurs between the ages of 6 and 15 and is characterized by getting up during sleep, walking aimlessly, making some simple stereotyped movements or displaying more complex behaviors. Because sleepwalking is also characterized by seizures, stereotypes, repetition, and transience, it is necessary to exclude seizures, and it is true that some children have seizures that cause “sleepwalking” symptoms.  Pan sex boy, 9 years old. He is studying in a boarding school. In the last 3 months, the life teacher noticed that the child got up during sleep, walked to the corridor outside the dormitory, urinated and then returned to his bed by himself, and the whole process took about 3 minutes. There were three episodes in total, each with basically the same symptoms. The family brought the child to the clinic.  The child was born in a normal birth with no history of encephalitis and no history of febrile convulsions. Growth and development were normal. There was no history of seizure loss of consciousness or convulsions, no symptoms of daze or groping, and no symptoms of sudden limb tremors.  Examination of long-range EEG: normal background, spike and slow spike wave issuance was seen in all leads. The cranial MRI did not show any abnormality. Combined with the seizure symptoms and EEG, the diagnosis of epilepsy could be made. 12.5 mg of Toltea was given orally at bedtime, and there were no further seizures afterwards. The EEG discharges disappeared on subsequent reexamination.  Long-term seizures, although occurring at night, can also have an impact on cognitive function and psychomotor development; therefore, it is necessary to identify whether the behavior during sleep is epileptic and treat it to reduce the impact on intelligence.