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2. Hypnic jerk - Wikipedia

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   A hypnic jerk, hypnagogic jerk, sleep start, sleep twitch, myoclonic jerk, or night start is a brief and sudden involuntary contraction of the muscles of the body which occurs when a person is beginning to fall asleep, often causing the person to jump and awaken suddenly for a moment.

3. Rhythmic movement disorder - Wikipedia

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   leg rolling, where one or both legs are moved laterally. leg banging, where one or both legs are moved in a back and forth direction. a combination of the aforementioned symptoms [2] The majority of affected individuals have symptoms that involve the head, and the most common symptom is head banging.

4. Myoclonus - Wikipedia

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   Myoclonus is a brief, involuntary, irregular (lacking rhythm) twitching of a muscle, a joint, or a group of muscles, different from clonus, which is rhythmic or regular. Myoclonus ( myo- "muscle", clonus "spasm") describes a medical sign and, generally, is not a diagnosis of a disease .

5. Periodic limb movement disorder - Wikipedia

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   These medications are also successful for the treatment of restless legs syndrome. In one study, co-careldopa was superior to dextropropoxyphene in decreasing the number of leg kicks and the number of arousals per hour of sleep. However, co-careldopa and, to a lesser extent, pergolide may shift the leg movements from the nighttime to the ...

6. Why You Sweat So Much at Night—And What to Do About It - AOL

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   “That's why it’s important to go over travel history with your doctor,” she says. In some cases, night sweats can manifest in people with cancer, but that’s just one of numerous ...

7. Benign fasciculation syndrome - Wikipedia

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   Benign fasciculation syndrome (BFS) is characterized by fasciculation (twitching) of voluntary muscles in the body. [1] The twitching can occur in any voluntary muscle group but is most common in the eyelids, arms, hands, fingers, legs, and feet. The tongue can also be affected. The twitching may be occasional to continuous. [2]