Does your bed partner say that your legs jerk during the night?
Is your sleep unrefreshing? Periodic limb movement disorder is “characterized by periodic episodes of repetitive and highly stereotyped limb movements that occur during sleep. The movements typically occur in the patient’s legs, and consist of an extension of the big toe in combination with partial flexion of the ankle, knee and sometimes hips.”‘ This often results in partial arousals from sleep. However, as with sleep apnoea, the person remains unaware of the many nocturnal disruptions and does not know why he or she is so tired during the day. The limb movements often disrupt the sleep of the bed partner. (more…)
