When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Experiencing a parasomnia, like sleep walking, can feel disturbing.

When you think about it, sleep is a kind of wild phenomenon. Ideally, you get seven to nine hours every single night to become even better friends with your bed, have a completely legitimate reason ...

Experts reveal symptoms that strike during nighttime rest and what those signs might mean for your health.

"Parasomnias" is a term that covers a range of sleep disorders and disturbances, from common occurrences like sleepwalking to the truly bizarre, like "exploding head syndrome." If you experience any ...

Parkinson's disease patients who experience freezing of gait (a sudden inability to initiate or continue movement, often resulting in a fall) wake up several times during the night, feel sleepy during ...

You're gently drifting off to sleep when suddenly your arms and legs convulse and you jolt yourself awake. Or, perhaps you're relaxing in bed when, out of the blue, your dozing partner does an ...

Introduction Clinical Presentation and Associated Conditions Differential Diagnosis Legal Implications References Most commonly, NREM parasomnias arise from slow-wave sleep (SWS). Because of a ...