Sleep myoclonus is involuntary, nonrhythmic muscle twitching that occurs either as a person falls asleep or during sleep. The movements include hiccups, starts, and jerks. Sleep myoclonus is not a ...

Electroencephalography (EEG) can distinguish phenotypes of postanoxic multifocal myoclonus (PAMM), a condition that may develop soon after cardiac arrest — but only one EEG pattern is associated with ...

Etomidate is widely used for induction in general anaesthesia due to its stability in haemodynamics and rapid onset of action. However, its use is frequently complicated by the occurrence of myoclonus ...

Researchers have developed a highly accurate, explainable machine learning model that can differentiate between essential tremor (ET) and cortical myoclonus (CM) using wearable sensor data. A new ...

Christy's parents were at their wits' end. About two months before, she had been fine, walking and talking like any 2-year-old. Then she got a cold. First her eyes started jiggling; then her body ...

Myoclonus is a sudden, random muscle jerk. It can happen alone or stem from a medical condition. Possible causes include medication side effects, damage to the nervous system, and disorders that ...