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Periodic limb movement disorder
A condition where limbs involuntarily move in twitching or jerking movements during sleep.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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Baby 0-2 | Rare | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Rare | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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A 44-year old asked:
Is there anything I can do if my husband has periodic limb movement disorder and I don't get any sleep?
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A 28-year old female asked:
My boyfriend seems to have periodic limb movement disorder. However, we don't have health insurance. Anything we can do?
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A 35-year old asked:
What is a periodic limb movement disorder?
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A 33-year old asked:
How is periodic limb movement disorder (plmd) acquired?
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A 47-year old asked:
Is there a relation between periodic limb movement disorder & caffeine?
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A 33-year old asked:
Periodic limb movement disorder & tremors -- due to xs caffeine?
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A 40-year old asked:
Does periodic limb movement disorder and restless leg syndrome mean the same thing?
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A 47-year old asked:
Compare restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movement disorder (plmd)?
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A 38-year old asked:
What kind of doctor during discover if my son has periodic limb movement?
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A 53-year old asked:
Is mirapex (pramipexole) helpful for periodic limb movement?
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A 34-year old female asked:
What causes limb movement disorder?
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A 47-year old female asked:
Have fibromyalgia & Periodic Limb Movement & clench my jaw at night severely. my night guard seems to make me clench more. How can I calm my muscles?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Boy aged 8 years old have Periodic limb movements DAILY during sleep , lasts for 5-10 times in the beginning of sleep. Will it lasts forever ? Any side effects because of this in future ? Is there any home remedies?
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A 44-year old female asked:
How bad is it to keep waking up with numb limb from sleeping on it. After wake, movement feeling came back .... ?
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A 17-year old female asked:
How long does it take to rehab limb dystonia and restore all movement and "normality" to the limb?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Sometimes Having low BP's 90/56 pulse 80 then goes up to 104/65 or 104/78, off balance feeling, feel like going to lose vision and limb movement?
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A 20-year old male asked:
How long can a limb such as an arm be stuck somewhere such as a rock before it becomes unsalvageable? Would there be lasting consequences if the limb was saved before that time and would it be possible to only regain some movement in this case?
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A member asked:
Involuntary movement of limb occastionlly sometime my leg or arm will jerk for no reason?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Weakness, chest pain, lightheadedness, muscle pain, chills, tingling limbs, headaches, nausea, lightheaded, rapid heartbeat on movement, palps. Cause?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Recently, I have random small involuntary movements from my limbs. What does that mean?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I have shakey, unsmooth movements, particularly in my arms when lowering them from a raised position, I also get this in other limbs too. I do not shake when resting. Thankyou for any help/advice given.
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A 55-year old female asked:
I am experiencing limb spasms, abnormal movements (quality: uncontrollable and repetitive) , hip pain and leg pain. The following also describe me... No BP in L. arm, dr barely found pulse in L. wrist.Vascular?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Been having tremors in hands and legs, mainly on right side. Right side arm and leg weakness, muscle fasciculations all over my body. Right side facial twitch, jerking limb movements, severe fatigue, eyes feel stiff. What could be the cause?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Which brain tests are done in awake part of awake brain surgery? Speech test, tests of extremities movement , memory tests or which?
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A 58-year old female asked about a female:
Grandbaby has spinal bifida intrauterine.Sono shows. Only movement. Of. Shoulders. Elbows. Knees.Is this conclusive of lower extremity paralysis?
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A 59-year old male asked:
I'm 59 years old. I have been body-rocking since birth. I've never outgrown Rhythmic Movement Disorder. I'm so embarrassed of this condition that I haven't had a relationship in 21 years. A sleep study did nothing. Meds don't help. What can I do?
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A 32-year old asked:
Are there exercise guidelines for people with movement disorders?
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A 35-year old male asked:
What causes sudden limb weakness in 2 year olds having no previous sign of disease?
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A 33-year old asked:
Can atypical antipsychotics cause movement disorders?
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A 47-year old asked:
What is the disease where people have involuntary movement, tics?
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