Suddenly wake up from sleep

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Hi doc, my son is 5 years old. He is suddenly waking up in sleep and looks somewhere,shakes his hands and legs ,and gives like a scared expression . If we call out his name , he calms for 2 sec and then again repeats this action . Later he'll sleep normally .Morning if we ask , he doesn't remember. From last week , 3 episodes happened . Why is he doing this way ??

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Dr. Vinit M Mehta

Pediatrician 8 yrs exp Vadodara

Worried or anxious If situation of sleep is bad, like too warm

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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra

Pediatrician 5 yrs exp Rajkot

It's normal

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Dr. A Lohith Reddy Pediatrician 5 yrs exp Hyderabad · Accepted Answer

Dr. A Lohith Reddy

Pediatrician 5 yrs exp Hyderabad

In a growing child sleep awakening is normal... Improves over age ..Once consult to evaluate further.

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