Rockin’ Yourself Asleep
Background: Sleep-related rhythmic movement disorder occurs frequently in childhood with a minority of patients having persistent symptoms in adolescence. Phenomenology Shown: We describe a 14-year-old female showing a typical example of head banging at onset of sleep. Educational Value: Sleep...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ubiquity Press
2018-06-01
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| Series: | Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements |
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| Online Access: | https://tremorjournal.org/index.php/tremor/article/view/562 |
| Summary: | Background: Sleep-related rhythmic movement disorder occurs frequently in childhood with a minority of patients having persistent symptoms in adolescence.
Phenomenology Shown: We describe a 14-year-old female showing a typical example of head banging at onset of sleep.
Educational Value: Sleep-related rhythmic movement disorder usually has a benign and self-limiting nature and medication might only be warranted in cases of severe sleep disruption or frequent injuries. |
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| ISSN: | 2160-8288 2160-8288 |