Sleepwalkers feel no pain, remain asleep despite suffering injuries

Monday, November 2, 2015 - 11:00 in Health & Medicine

A new study of sleepwalkers found an intriguing paradox: Although sleepwalkers have an increased risk for headaches and migraines while awake, during sleepwalking episodes they are unlikely to feel pain even while suffering an injury. Results show that sleepwalkers were nearly 4 times more likely than controls to report a history of headaches (odds ratio […]

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