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What Causes Jerking Of Body During The Night?

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Posted on Mon, 31 Aug 2015
Question: What can cause jerking of the body only at night
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Answered by Dr. Ajay Panwar (37 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Nocturnal myoclonus.

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX,
Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com.
I am Dr.Ajay Panwar,a neurologist,here to answer your query.

Probably you are talking about nocturnal myoclonus.It is a rapid jerky movement of usually lower limbs lasting for a fraction of second,often occurring at the onset phase of sleep.
It is a normal physiological phenomena and should not be the cause of worry.

If you are still,apprehensive,you can go for a MRI Brain with Epilepsy protocol and EEG,to rule out focal motor seizure.
However,it does not appear to be a pathological entity,here.

If you have any further questions,I shall be glad to answer else please close the thread,rate it and write a review as your rating will be of help to me.

Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
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What Causes Jerking Of Body During The Night?

Brief Answer: Nocturnal myoclonus. Detailed Answer: Hi XXXX, Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com. I am Dr.Ajay Panwar,a neurologist,here to answer your query. Probably you are talking about nocturnal myoclonus.It is a rapid jerky movement of usually lower limbs lasting for a fraction of second,often occurring at the onset phase of sleep. It is a normal physiological phenomena and should not be the cause of worry. If you are still,apprehensive,you can go for a MRI Brain with Epilepsy protocol and EEG,to rule out focal motor seizure. However,it does not appear to be a pathological entity,here. If you have any further questions,I shall be glad to answer else please close the thread,rate it and write a review as your rating will be of help to me. Regards Dr.Ajay Panwar, MD,DM(Neurology)