Hello doctor, My 2.75-year-old son started (Thursday night) with these twitches and jerks. He is battling a cold it appears with a runny nose, watery eyes, and sneezing. No fever. This has been the same time as these motor items have developed. Overall he has acted fine and there is no change in consciousness. He was seen one month ago about starring spells but neurologists thought it was low risk for seizures. We are not sure what these are? He does them when at rest versus active playing or eating. We want to try to get him in to the test but given the current situation, we are hesitating to take him. We need to do a sleep study. Is this seizure activity? Could it be related to cold? Could it be growth related?He was just to PCP and development is well above age group for mental and physical. He does twitch and jerk as he falls asleep often. Also, he is prone to crying and talking in sleep. He is not screaming but enough to get your attention. He is asleep when we check on him. Please help. I have attached the videos.
Hello. I passed carefully through your questions and reviewed your videos. (attachment removed to protect patient identity).  In the first video, I cannot distinguish, but the last video is very suggestive of seizures. For this reason, I would recommend performing an EEG (electroencephalography). I understand the situation, but I do not think that this is an emergency as these episodes are not so frequent (they usually occur several times a day). You can wait a month or two as the situation of coronavirus is more clear. You should discuss with his pediatrician about this. I do not think these episodes are related to a cold. As he has no fever, I would exclude any possible relationship to the cold. I hope this helps.