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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.
It is sometimes described as similar to a limb 'falling asleep' or an exaggerated sense of positional awareness of the affected area. The sensation and the urge can occur in any body part; the most cited location is the legs, followed by the arms. Some people have little or no sensation but still have a strong urge to move.
Paresthesia is usually painless and can occur anywhere on the body, but most commonly in the arms and legs. [1] The most familiar kind of paresthesia is the sensation known as pins and needles after having a limb "fall asleep"(technically called obdormition. A less common kind is formication, the sensation of insects crawling on the skin.
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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.
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Obdormition (/ ˌ ɒ b d ɔːr ˈ m ɪ ʃ ən /; from Latin obdormire "to fall asleep") is a medical term describing temporary numbness in a limb, often caused by constant pressure on nerves or lack of movement. [1] This is colloquially referred to as the limb "going to sleep" and is usually followed by paresthesia, colloquially called "pins ...