Infants frequently flip and shake their heads repeatedly during sleep

Introduction Infants and young children, caused by diseases such as sleep disorders, often flip during sleep, and repeatedly shake their heads. Sleep disorders are not just "patents" for adults, but also for children 2-12 years old. Of course, children's sleep disorders are not as good as those of adults with sleep disorders. They are not difficult to fall asleep, but wake up early, but have a shorter effective sleep time and a lower quality of sleep. Sufficient sleep and good sleep habits have an important impact on children's physical and mental health. Physiological needs of sleep time and age factors are closely related, but the length of sleep and depth, there may be individual differences. Infants and children can have various forms of sleep disorders, such as difficulty falling asleep, restless sleep, nightmares, night terrors, dreams, and so on. The clinical manifestations of sleep disorders - sleep uneasiness and difficulty falling asleep: more common in infants and young children, often flipping during sleep, limbs beating, repeatedly shaking his head, crying for no reason, grinding teeth, talking dreams. Some don't want to go to bed, they have to walk around, or they can't fall asleep, go to sleep, or wake up early.

Cause

Infants and young children often flip when they sleep, and the cause of repeated shaking:

Children's lack of sleep is mostly due to the presence and impact of related symptoms such as physical illness, hunger, thirst or over-satisfaction, improper parenting style, poor sleep habits, mental factors and the environment. Wake up to shorten the total sleep time, a small number of children are unable to guarantee enough sleep time due to difficulty falling asleep or environmental factors. In addition, some people think that frequent prone position sleeping and high pillows are also the triggering factors of children's sleep disorders. The pathogenesis of sleep disorders in children is not clear yet. The results suggest that it is a developmental disease associated with delayed development of the cerebral cortex. Delayed brain development disturbs the normal sleep rhythm, and thus there are symptoms such as night sorrow and sleepiness. Although there is no fundamental solution to the delay in brain development, it is worth noting that the risk factors causing its disease, such as psychological misconception, are not appropriate. According to the survey, in a bad family environment, such as parents often quarrel, contradictory or divorced families, the incidence of children's sleep disorders is high; improper family education, such as parents are simple and rude, strict constraints; between parents Inconsistent education methods, such as over-protection, will make children's mental anxiety, inner conflicts, and incomprehensible, and ultimately psychological imbalance, become a major risk factor for children's sleep disorders.

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Infants and young children often flip when they sleep, and repeatedly check their heads for diagnosis:

Medical experts at home and abroad have pointed out that sleep disorders in children are caused by insufficient sleep time and a series of related symptoms. Related symptoms include snoring, sore throat, apnea, restlessness, mouth breathing, sweating, limb twitching, molars, sleep words, sleepwalking, enuresis, etc. The form of sleep disorders:

(1) Difficulties in sleep and difficulty falling asleep: more common in infants and young children, often flipping during sleep, limbs beating, shaking their heads repeatedly, crying for no reason, grinding teeth, telling dreams, etc. Some don't want to go to bed, they have to walk around, or they can't fall asleep, go to sleep, or wake up early.

(2) Night terrors: common in children aged 2 to 5 years, usually about half an hour after falling asleep, manifested as sudden screams, crying, horrified expressions, hands and feet, shortness of breath, rapid heartbeat, sweating, pupillary Dilated. The a rhythm of the awakening of the EEG at the time of onset. Each night of seizures lasts for 1 to 10 minutes, then falls asleep after the attack, and is completely forgotten after waking up. Generally, with the increase of age, night terror can disappear on its own.

(3) Dream disease: more common, often accompanied by nocturnal enuresis. Some children have a family history. Mainly manifested as repeated occurrences of 1/2 to 2 hours after falling asleep, suddenly sitting up or getting out of bed, consciousness is unclear, Dong Fuxi touch, walk or do some games, it is not easy to wake up, about After a minute or half an hour, you can sleep quietly and forget it afterwards.

Differential diagnosis

Infants and young children often flip during sleep, and repeatedly shake their heads to confuse symptoms:

1. Maintain sleep disorders: Insomnia (somnipathy) refers to various dysfunctions that occur during sleep-wake. The decline in sleep quality is a common complaint, and the number of long-term sleep disorders in the adult population can be as high as 15%. Generalized sleep disorders should include insomnia, excessive sleepiness, sleep-disordered breathing, and abnormal sleep behavior caused by various causes, including sleep walking, sleep panic, restless legs syndrome, and the like. This chapter focuses on insomnia, sleep apnea syndrome, narcolepsy, and narcolepsy.

2, pathological REM sleep: the disease is characterized by irresistible short-term sleep hair is a disease of unclear syndrome, characterized by abnormal sleep tendency, including excessive sleepiness during the day, sleep at night And pathological REM sleep. More than children or adolescent onset, men and women with similar incidence rates may have a history of encephalitis or craniocerebral trauma. The pathogenesis of this disease is not clear, and may be related to the lowering of the function of the ascending activation system of the brainstem network or the reticular nucleus hyperfunction of the caudal brain. Most patients with other symptoms such as cataplexy, sleep paralysis, sleep hallucinations, etc. Sleeping quadruple syndrome.

3, nightmare: a nightmare during sleep, a terrible sight in the dream or encounter terrible things. If chased by the beast, suddenly fell off the cliff, etc., so call , suddenly woke up, still wake up after a brief confusion, emotional tension, palpitations, pale or cold sweat. The content in the dream can recall the piece, and still fall asleep after the attack. Often caused by daytime shocks, excessive excitement or chest compression, poor airway, dinner fullness caused by stomach swelling, etc., nightmare occurred in REM sleep, long-term use of sedative hypnotics that inhibit REM sleep suddenly stopped It can also appear after the medicine. Nightmares are mostly temporary and generally do not bring serious consequences. However, if the nightmare is persistent, it is often a symptom of mental illness and should be taken seriously.

4, sleep apnea: refers to the temporary suspension of breathing during sleep. The most common cause is obstruction of the upper airway, often ending with loud snoring, body twitching or arm twitching. Sleep apnea is associated with sleep defects, daytime snoring, fatigue, and bradycardia or arrhythmia and EEG wakefulness.

Diagnosis can be based on the clinical manifestations of sleep disorders in children. Medical experts at home and abroad have pointed out that sleep disorders in children are caused by insufficient sleep time and a series of related symptoms. Related symptoms include snoring, sore throat, apnea, restlessness, mouth breathing, sweating, limb twitching, molars, sleep words, sleepwalking, enuresis, etc. The form of sleep disorders: (1) sleep uneasiness and difficulty falling asleep: more common in infants and young children, often flipping during sleep, limbs beating, repeatedly shaking his head, crying for no reason, grinding teeth, talking dreams. Some don't want to go to bed, they have to walk around, or they can't fall asleep, go to sleep, or wake up early.

(2) Night terrors: common in children aged 2 to 5 years, usually about half an hour after falling asleep, manifested as sudden screams, crying, horrified expressions, hands and feet, shortness of breath, rapid heartbeat, sweating, pupillary Dilated. The a rhythm of the awakening of the EEG at the time of onset. Each night of seizures lasts for 1 to 10 minutes, then falls asleep after the attack, and is completely forgotten after waking up. Generally, with the increase of age, night terror can disappear on its own.

(3) Dream disease: more common, often accompanied by nocturnal enuresis. Some children have a family history. Mainly manifested as repeated occurrences of 1/2 to 2 hours after falling asleep, suddenly sitting up or getting out of bed, consciousness is unclear, Dong Fuxi touch, walk or do some games, it is not easy to wake up, about After a minute or half an hour, you can sleep quietly and forget it afterwards.

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