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Confusional arousal

Confusional arousal

Posted By Amanda on March 15, 1999 at 10:54:40:







Can you give me some information on what confusional arousal is, the symptoms of it, and how common it is? I have a one year old who wakes up several times a night, but acts strangely. He is much more agitated than during the day. He won't allow us to hold him, he throws his head back and arches away from us. When we lay him down, he writhes around like he is possessed. Sometimes we can snap him out of it by nursing or turning the light on. He also sleeps very lightly for extended periods of time, sometimes hours, tossing and turning. I was reading about sleep and came across confusional arousal. Could this be what he has? Do children outgrow this kind of behavior? Thank you, Amanda
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