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Think i might have simple partial seizures have anxiety attack a lot and sometimes i jerk when i'm sleeping its not a lot but it is enough wake me up?
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Tremors: Sleep resolves all movements except for periodic limb movement disorder. The med topiramate prevents seizures making it even less likely that the movements are seizures.
Answered 11/12/2013
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