Twitching while sleeping

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Asked for Male, 25 Years

Dear doctor. Had a strange sensation of twitching sometimes inside head, at times in parts of hands while about to sleep yesterday night. ( Also in light sleep). I was made to wake up fearing falling multiple times. Was not able to sleep again for few hours. Is this some kind of epilepsy. I am in bit of stress and anxiety lately. Also one the toe finger showed burning sensation couple of times yesterday. Please help.

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Dr. Deepak A N Neurosurgeon 17 yrs exp Bangalore · Accepted Answer

Dr. Deepak A N

Neurosurgeon 17 yrs exp Bangalore

yes it could be epilepsy. Get EEG. and consult neurologist or neurosurgeon.

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