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Parasomnia

It’s the middle of the night, and everybody in your house is fast asleep. Suddenly, you hear your child scream. You think it is probably another nightmare, so you head into his room to comfort him.

A nightmare is a type of Parasomnia. Parasomnia, which means “Around sleep”, also includes sleepwalking, night terrors, bedwetting, and narcolepsy (tendency to fall asleep). All of these could create confusion in your home, and be harmful to your child. There are three categories of parasomnia–rhythmic, paroxysmal, and static disorders.

Rhythmic Disorders
The cause of rhythmic disorder is unknown, but it is rarely associated with medical or psychological problems. The child may suffer from morning headaches, nasal problems and even ear infections. Rhythmic disorders, include head–banging, head–rocking, and body–rocking. This involves movements that range from mild to seizure–like thrashing. Other rhythmic disorders include shuttling (rocking back and forth on hands and knees) and folding (raising the upper body and knees simultaneously).

During this period the child may moan or hum. These movements seem to occur during the transition between wakefulness and sleep or from one stage of sleep to another. Another rhythmic disorder is restless legs syndrome (RLS), a sensory and motor abnormality that seems to have a genetic origin. In RLS, the child’s legs move repeatedly. Many children show signs of periodic leg movement syndrome (PLMS). This occurs during sleep when their legs move involuntarily.
Treatment for RLS (Rhythmic Leg Syndrome)