Jorge has trouble sleeping at night because his leg muscles seem to twitch every 20 to 40 seconds,severely disturbing his sleep.His doctor diagnosed

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The symptoms described are typical of periodic limb movement syndrome, which causes involuntary movements of the legs (and possibly arms) during sleep, leading to disrupted sleep and daytime sleepiness. REM behavior disorder involves acting out dreams during sleep, somnambulism (sleepwalking) involves getting up and walking around during sleep, and hypnic jerk syndrome involves sudden muscle contractions that wake a person up as they are falling asleep, but not sustained twitching during sleep.

Jorge Has Trouble Sleeping at Night Because His Leg Muscles