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Table 1 Demographics

From: Sensory stimulation in the treatment of children with sleep-related rhythmic movement disorder: a feasibility and acceptability study

Case

Sex

Age

Rhythmic movement semiology

Habitual movement frequency

Injury

Influence on daytime functioning

Influence on sleep

Onset Age

Medication prior to study

  

years

 

Hz

   

months

 

1

male

5

head rolling, body rolling

1.4

none

no

not sure

12

none

2

male

5

head banging, body rocking

1.2

callus, bleeding

yes

a little

9

none

3

female

6

body rocking, head rolling

0.6

bruising, bleeding, hair loss, neck pain

yes

very much

6

Melatonin

4

male

11

head banging, head rolling

2.3*

bruising, bleeding, hair loss

no

a little

6

none

5

female

13

body rocking, body rolling

0.9

hair loss

yes

a little

24

none

6

male

14

body rocking

0.7

none

yes

very much

24

none

  1. Habitual movements were determined based on video recordings and in the one child showing no movements (*) by voluntary demonstration of symptoms during daytime.