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What is rem behavior disorder and can it look like a seizure and cause eyes to roll and a body to be limp and not be able to wake someone. i?
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REM sleep disorder: Rem behavior disorder: normal the body is paralyzed in rem sleep, which the person has vivid dreams. Rem behavior disorder causes the person to act out these dreams because the person looses the normal paralysis typical of rem sleep. Sometimes people can be quite violent when they act out dreams. Limpness is generally not a part of this disorder.
Answered 8/12/2015
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? Seizure: Your description sounds like a seizure and needs to be further evaluated.
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