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I have an 8 year old girl that is having muscular spasms in her left hand and foot. there is minimal twitching when she is asleep. what can it be?

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Normal: This sounds quite normal. Adults and children have muscle "spasms" that occur during certain phases of the sleep cycle.

Dr Hegab agreed

Answered 8/9/2015

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