Question
Does twitching during sleep in children indicate epilepsy?
Answer
Twitching during sleep in children is typically not indicative of epilepsy. Symptoms that may precede epilepsy include involuntary laughter, unconscious grinding of teeth, inexplicable chewing or smacking, automatic phenomena such as night terrors, and sudden difficulty understanding others during conversation, suddenly lifting chopsticks during meals but stopping, declining memory, or sleep problems.