Sleep Center Psychology

How are you and the rest of the family? I am writing to you because the material I have been learning about in psychology relates to the issues that Mother has recently been having. Last week, we covered the topic of sleep, and I was able to learn a lot about the subject. The primary tool used that has lead to a great deal of discoveries in the field of sleep and dreams is called an electroencephalograph (EEG). It is basically a device that monitors the electrical activity of the brain over a certain amount of time. When mom visited The Sleep Center yesterday, they used the machine on her--in case you still do not know what I am talking about, it was the picture I sent you where she had wires attached to her scalp. Essentially, the machine
I came home from a friends house early one morning to find her walking in circles downstairs. This was the thing that pushed me to get her evaluated at The Sleep Center. Since she only went yesterday, we have not received a diagnosis from the doctor yet, but I believe I know what is happening to her at night. I came across the sleep oddity of somnambulism (which is just a big word for sleep walking that occurs during deep sleep). It usually happens in children more than adults, but is often times genetic. Do you know if anyone else from our side of the family suffers from somnambulism? If they do I think it would be helpful to let the doctors know. I decided not to wake her up that night-- which was good on my part, because you are not supposed to abruptly wake someone up from a deep sleep-- but because of this she has no idea that she has been sleep walking. Please do not tell Grandpa, because I do not want him to become unnecessarily worried. I will make sure to write you and let you know what the diagnosis is, but please remember to let me know if anyone else in the family has suffered from somnambulism. Regardless, I am sure mom will be fine. Oh, and make sure to tell everyone that we send our love and best