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Every night he has the most restless sleep where he almost had full body convulsions, constant movement. we have videos .. ?
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SleepingWithAJerk???: Those jerks are called "myoclonus."Because it's at night and during sleep, it's called sleep or "nocturnal" myoclonus.It can be caused by a few things that can only be diagnosed in a sleep lab involving a sleep specialist and neurologist.It may be something else, but you could still consult the same persons.Take heart, he's not trying to kick you out of bed...check out https://www.sleepassociation
Answered 7/3/2015
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