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.
In the study sleepwalking and sleep terrors in prepubera children, it was found that, if a child had another sleep disorder such as restless leg syndrome (RLS) or sleep-disorder breathing (SDB), there was a greater chance of sleepwalking. The study found that children with chronic parasomnias may often also present SDB or, to a lesser extent, RLS.