Problems Associated With Slow-Wave Sleep
Bedwetting, night terrors, and sleep-walking are all common behaviors that can occur during stage 4 of sleep. These occur most frequently amongst children, who then generally outgrow them. Another problem that may arise is sleep-related eating disorder. An individual will sleep-walk leaving his or her bed in the middle of the night seeking out food, and will eat not having any memory of the event in the morning.Sleep-related eating disorder can usually be treated with dopaminergic agonists, or topiramate which is an anti-seizure medication. Heredity may be a potential cause of this disorder.
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