Rhythmic movements in sleep disorders and in epileptic seizures during sleep

Table 2 Clinical features contributing to the differential diagnosis of paroxysmal movements during sleep

Clinical features contributing to the differential diagnosis of paroxysmal movements during sleep
	Myoclonic Jerks	Stereotyped Movements	Sensory Symptoms	Behavioral Alterations
Normal Variants of Physiological Sleep Movements
Sleep starts	✓		✓
HFT		✓
ALMA		✓
Sleep Related Movement Disorders (SRMDs)
Benign neonatal myoclonus	✓	✓
Bruxism		✓
PLMS/PLMD		✓
RLS			✓	✓
Leg cramps			✓
SRRMD		✓		✓
PSM	✓
DOA, Sexsomnia, SRED			✓	✓
REM sleep dyscontrol in type I Narcolepsy, RBD				✓
Nocturnal Hypermotor Seizures in SHE	✓	✓		✓

Abbreviations: HFT Hypnagogic Foot Tremor; ALMA Alternating Leg Movement Activity; PLMS Periodic Limb Movements in Sleep; PLMD Periodic Limb Movement Disorder; RLS Restless Legs Syndrome; SRRMD Sleep Related Rhythmic Movement Disorder; PSM Propriospinal Myoclonus; DOA Disorders of Arousal; SRED Sleep Related Eating Disorder; RBD REM-sleep Behavior Disorder; SHE Sleep-related Hypermotor Epilepsy

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