Co-host, 'Morning Joe'. Below: Former Congressman Joe Scarborough (R-Fla.) is the host of MSNBCâs âMorning Joe,â the show Time Magazine calls ârevolutionaryâ and The New York Times ranked as the top news program of 2008. In April 2011, Scarborough was named to the prestigious âTime 100â list of the worldâs most influential people.
Some of the causes for sleepwalking may include a head injury, encephalitis, hyperthyroidism, stress, obstructive sleep apnea or other sleeping disorders, fevers, some medications, and alcohol. As many with the disorder have no recollection of their actions, it can go undetected for a long time.
Why does sleepwalking occur in the deep sleep stages of the sleep cycle? Isn't it paradoxical that a person can move around during his deep sleep stage but not in the REM stage? Sleepwalking is reported to occur in Stage 3 and Stage 4 of NREM sleep. This is when the person is in deep sleep, when his brain is the least active and when his body repairs and rejuvenates.