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Why Do People Talk in Their Sleep?
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About Seizures During Sleep
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List of Clinical Sleep Disorders
About Over-the-Counter Sleep Aids
Why Is It Important to Sleep?
What Happens to the Body When You Sleep?
What Causes Sleep Apnea?
Tips for a Good Night's Sleep
How to Stop Snoring While Sleeping
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Symptoms of Too Much Sleep
Side Effects of Ambien Sleeping Pills
How Does a Lack of Sleep Affect Behavior?
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Summary: Seizures during sleep are an uncommon occurrence, but nocturnal seizures do exist, and they usually cause the person to wake up with a headache and a feeling of nausea or dizziness. Discover the importance of seeing a doctor if a nocturnal seizure is suspected with help from a psychologist in this free video on seizures during sleep.
Robert B. Hernandez, PsyD, received his doctorate in clinical psychology in 2001. Dr. Hernandez's ability to marry cognitive behavioral techniques on an analytical foundation is key in...read more
"Hello, my name is Dr. Robert Hernandez. I'm a psychologist in Miami, Florida, and I'm president and owner of La Farfalla Retreat House. I've had patients that ask: "Are seizures during sleep a common occurrence?" They're not a common occurrence, however, they do exist. It's called a nocturnal seizure. And the nocturnal seizures is the person is in a state of sleep, either REM sleep or non-REM sleep, and what happens is a seizure occurs. Now, the only way a person could know after waking up that they have had a seizure is they present with a headache, they feel light-headed, they feel a sense of dizziness or a sense of nausea after waking up. But a person that's watching a person sleeping and having a seizure, it's very difficult because it does look like they're just twitching -- normal twitching -- and maybe their eyes are halfway open. But the thing to be aware of is if you feel you've had a seizure, you need to get to see your doctor as soon as possible, and your doctor will probably refer you to a neurologist. And then they can do some tests to see if any type of traces of that seizure actually still remains."
eHow Article: About Seizures During Sleep
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