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  2. Rhythmic movement disorder - Wikipedia

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    body rocking, where the whole body is moved while on the hands and knees. head banging, where the head is forcibly moved in a back and forth direction. head rolling, where the head is moved laterally while in a supine position. Other less common muscle movements include: body rolling, where the whole body is moved laterally while in a supine ...

  3. 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.

  4. Tremor - Wikipedia

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    Tremor can also be caused by lack of sleep, lack of vitamins, or increased stress. [11] [12] Deficiencies of magnesium and thiamine [13] have also been known to cause tremor or shaking, which resolves when the deficiency is corrected. [14] Tremors in animals can also be caused by some spider bites, e.g. the redback spider of Australia. [15]

  5. Essential tremor - Wikipedia

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    The tremors linked with essential tremor are generally action tremors, which means they occur during intentional movements rather than when the body is at rest. [ 12 ] In mild cases, ET can manifest as the inability to stop the tongue or hands from shaking, the ability to sing only in vibrato , and difficulty doing small, precise tasks such as ...

  6. 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 dis

  7. Periodic limb movement disorder - Wikipedia

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    Periodic limb movement disorder is characterized by recurrent episodes of frequent limb movements while sleeping. It mostly happens in the lower parts of the body like the toes, ankles, knees and hips. It can also, in some cases, appear in the upper extremities of the body.

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