Baby Arm And Leg Spasms

Infantile spasms sometimes called West syndrome are a type of seizure that occurs in babies.

Baby arm and leg spasms. Sleep twitching is when your baby has little jerks and spasms during sleep. They look very much like a startle. Watch our video to see examples of children experiencing infantile spasms.

Infantile spasms usually begin in the first year of life. It can be easily stopped 1 Gentle flexing bending of the affected limb. Arms fly out.

Spasms often are seen shortly after waking and clusters typically are seen several times per day. These spams could occur in the arms legs eyes eyelids fingers toes head mouth and cheeks. If you move his leg or pull it straight while hes having a spasm it should stop.

The baby may also cry. Legs go up to the chest. The spasms can look similar to common disorders such as colic or reflux or a babys normal startle reflex.

They look very much like a startle. Infantile spasms or West syndrome refers to a type of seizure that occurs in babies with epilepsy. The startle reflex also known as the Moro reflex only lasts a few seconds.

The baby then pulls his arms and legs back in close to his body. Twitching is a mild condition involving involuntary muscle movement and is usually seen during the early stages of sleep. Action myoclonus is the most disabling type.