State University of New York at Buffalo

10-30% of children have had at least one episode of sleepwalking. The lifetime prevalence of sleepwalking around the world ranges from 6.9-29.2%, with the past year being 1.5-3.6% in adults. Sleepwalking is more common in girls during children but in men during adulthood.

Violent or sexual activity during sleepwalking episodes are more likely to occur in adults. 

Prevalence of Sleepwalking

Children who had experienced sleepwalking were more than twice as likely to have parents who also experienced sleepwalking compared to children who had never sleepwalked, spanning the ages from 2 and a half to 13 years.

Similarly, the occurrence of sleepwalking in children was twice as high when either their mother or father had a history of sleepwalking.

Association Between Sleepwalking in Children and Parental History of Sleepwalking

A sleep disorder specialist is reviewing four new patient files. Based on established prevalence patterns for sleepwalking, which of the following cases would be considered the most statistically unusual?

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