Somnabulists may make various repetitive movements such as rubbing their eyes or fumbling with their clothes. The movements of sleepwalkers are often clumsy. These episodes typically last anywhere from 30 seconds to 30 minutes. A sleepwalker appears dazed. A blank, staring expression may be upon the face of a somnabulist.
Sleepwalkers are usually unresponsive.
Awakening a somnabulist would be confusing or even frightening to the somnabulist. A sleepwalker should be gently guided back to bed. Although a sleepwalker may appear to be dazed, both vision and coordination of the central nervous system remain intact. Somnabulists have little if any recollection of their excursions. The sleepwalker may have a vague awareness of what has happened.