rhythmic movement disorder

rhythmic movement disorder
repetitive, rhythmic, stereotyped, large-muscle body or head movements occurring during the transition to sleep, such as in jactatio capitis nocturna; onset is usually in infancy and the disorder is usually outgrown by the age of five.

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