梦游症（Somnambulism），在神经学上是一种睡眠障碍，症状一般为在半醒状态下在居所内走动，但有些患者会离开居所或作出一些危险的举动，如翻窗、开车甚至一些暴力活动，如杀人等。1846年美国人Albert Tirrell被控在梦游的情况下，谋杀了他的情人，最后被判无罪。1999年亚利桑那州人Scott Falater在被指控连刺他妻子44刀，最后被判有罪。

梦游者眼睛张开，让人误以为是清醒的，而且可以回答一些简单问题或命令。三分之一的梦游者行为有侵略性，醒后不能记得自己曾经下床。大部分梦游时间几分钟到一小时不等。

Sleepwalking, also known as somnambulism or noctambulism, is a sleep disorder belonging to the parasomnia family. Sleepwalkers arise from the slow wave sleep stage in a state of low consciousness and perform activities that are usually performed during a state of full consciousness. These activities can be as benign as sitting up in bed, walking to a bathroom, and cleaning, or as hazardous as cooking, driving, violent gestures, grabbing at hallucinated objects, or even homicide.