Journal article
Sleep-Related Movement Disorders: Hypnic Jerks
Abstract
Purpose of ReviewHypnic jerks represent a benign physiological phenomenon of sleep, which must be differentiated from other sleep-related movement disorders and epilepsy. A comprehensive review of hypnic jerks is presented with emphasis on recognition, physiology, evaluation, and treatment.Recent FindingsThe recent edition of the International Classification of Sleep Disorders (ICSD-3) has classified hypnic jerks as a sleep-related movement …
Authors
Whitney R; Weiss SK
Journal
Current Sleep Medicine Reports, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 19–27
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
March 2018
DOI
10.1007/s40675-018-0104-9
ISSN
2198-6401