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My 2 year old's eyes move constantly while shes asleep and she twitches.. why could this be? she is seeing a neuro soon should i bring it up to them?
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All eyes: Move when we sleep. Its called rem sleep. If twitching only when aslep, i doubt its anything, but tell your pediatrician.
Answered 2/18/2013
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REM: This could quite simply be normal rem sleep. It is unlikley to be a seizure, because you would notice this during the day time as well.
Answered 9/28/2016
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