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A member asked:

What are the causes of sleep myoclonus??should i worry??because when i try to sleep suddenly i feel like shock and wake up.i did an eeg it was normal.

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NOT epilepsy: You likely suffer Periodic Limb Movements in Sleep, which is a similar problem to Restless Leg Syndrome, and can be treated with any of a number of dopamine agonists. See a neurologist.

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Answered 11/28/2017

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