Dancing And Sleep Myoclonus Posted: 02-01-07 10:08am
I am a 65 year old male who 2 months ago
began dance lessons that require rapid 360
degree right and left turns. At first the
turns gave me vertigo, but that gradually
disappeared. However, at the same time I
gradually developed sleep myoclonus that
consists of a right or left jerk or a
quick back and forth jerk of the head.
There are dozens of the jerks every night.
I practice dancing every day with my
wife, but I have laid off for as many as
three days and the myoclonus continued.
Do you think there is a connection and if
so, will the myoclonus gradually
disappear? If not, is there anything that
can be done that will prevent the
myoclonus while continuing with dance.
