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Rockin' Yourself Asleep
Femke Dijkstra1,2, Mineke Viaene1,3, Inge Beijer1,3
1Laboratory for Sleep Disorders, St. Dimpna Regional Hospital, Geel, Belgium.
Abstract
Background:
Sleep-related rhythmic movement disorder occurs frequently in childhood with a minority of patients having persistent symptoms in adolescence.
Phenomenology Shown:
We describe a 14-year-old female showing a typical example of head banging at onset of sleep.
Educational Value:
Sleep-related rhythmic movement disorder usually has a benign and self-limiting nature and medication might only be warranted in cases of severe sleep disruption or frequent injuries.