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===Consequences=== During the amnesic state sleepwalkers are in, many things can happen without their recollection. One thing that can happen is a sleep disorder called [[sexomnia]], where an individual can engage in sexual behaviors with oneself or others.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Idir |first1=Yannis |last2=Oudiette |first2=Delphine |last3=Arnulf |first3=Isabelle |date=August 2022 |title=Sleepwalking, sleep terrors, sexsomnia and other disorders of arousal: the old and the new |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jsr.13596 |journal=Journal of Sleep Research |language=en |volume=31 |issue=4 |pages=e13596 |doi=10.1111/jsr.13596 |pmid=35388549 |s2cid=248000922 |issn=0962-1105|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Its occurrence is rare, but can happen during sleepwalking.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Idir |first1=Yannis |last2=Oudiette |first2=Delphine |last3=Arnulf |first3=Isabelle |date=August 2022 |title=Sleepwalking, sleep terrors, sexsomnia and other disorders of arousal: the old and the new |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jsr.13596 |journal=Journal of Sleep Research |language=en |volume=31 |issue=4 |pages=e13596 |doi=10.1111/jsr.13596 |pmid=35388549 |s2cid=248000922 |issn=0962-1105|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Sleep-related eating disorder, in which sleepwalkers eat involuntarily, can also happen. The events can include eating/drinking regular foods or odd combinations of food.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Idir |first1=Yannis |last2=Oudiette |first2=Delphine |last3=Arnulf |first3=Isabelle |date=August 2022 |title=Sleepwalking, sleep terrors, sexsomnia and other disorders of arousal: the old and the new |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jsr.13596 |journal=Journal of Sleep Research |language=en |volume=31 |issue=4 |pages=e13596 |doi=10.1111/jsr.13596 |pmid=35388549 |s2cid=248000922 |issn=0962-1105|url-access=subscription }}</ref> [[Insomnia]] and [[Excessive daytime sleepiness|daytime sleepiness]] can also occur.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Idir |first1=Yannis |last2=Oudiette |first2=Delphine |last3=Arnulf |first3=Isabelle |date=August 2022 |title=Sleepwalking, sleep terrors, sexsomnia and other disorders of arousal: the old and the new |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jsr.13596 |journal=Journal of Sleep Research |language=en |volume=31 |issue=4 |pages=e13596 |doi=10.1111/jsr.13596 |pmid=35388549 |s2cid=248000922 |issn=0962-1105|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Most sleepwalkers get injuries at some point during sleepwalking, often minor injuries such as cuts or bruises.<ref>Milliet N, Ummenhofer W. Somnambulism and trauma: case report and short review of the literature. J Trauma. 1999;47(2):420β2</ref><ref>Sillesen NH, Nielsen LT, Bonde C. Complex injuries associated with somnambulism. Ugeskr Laeger. 2010;172(50):3489β90</ref> In rare occasions, however, sleepwalkers have fractured bones and died as the result of a fall.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/sleepwalker-rob-williams-dies-after-2981951 |title=Sleepwalker dies after falling from hotel window following night out with work colleagues |website=[[Daily Mirror]]|date=2014-01-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/10546766/Tragedy-as-sleepwalker-plunges-to-death-from-hotel-window.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/10546766/Tragedy-as-sleepwalker-plunges-to-death-from-hotel-window.html |archive-date=2022-01-12 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Tragedy as sleepwalker plunges to death from hotel window |date=2014-01-02}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Sleepwalkers may also face embarrassment of being found naked in public.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/naked-sleepwalker-stumbles-out-city-8026101 |title=Naked sleepwalker stumbles out of city hotel then makes an odd request to police |website=[[Daily Mirror]] |date=2016-05-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.news24.com/World/News/Sleep-walker-mows-lawn-naked-20050321 |title=Sleep walker mows lawn naked |date=2005-03-21}}</ref>
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