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I heard that jerk before sleep is normal and not seizure. but i have jerk before falling asleep and my eeg is abnormal. how could it be?

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Dr. Matthew Kozminski answered

Not always abnormal: I have seen plenty of EEG reports that are "abnormal" that are not seizure findings. I would ask the reviewing neurologist what exactly these "abnormalities" mean.

Dr A Freisleben-Cook agreed

Answered 1/24/2017

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A member asked:

I heard that jerk before sleep is normal and not seizure. but i have jerk before falling asleep and my eeg is abnormal. how could it be?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Matthew Kozminski answered

Dr A Freisleben-Cook agreed

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