myoclonus
noun
my·oc·lo·nus
ˌmī-ˈä-klə-nəs 
: irregular involuntary contraction of a muscle usually resulting from functional disorder of controlling motor neurons
also
: a condition characterized by myoclonus
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When movement during sleep gets more elaborate, there may be something else happening besides myoclonus.
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Jen Rose Smith, CNN, 10 May 2022
Spasticity isn’t the same as a muscle twitch, medically known as myoclonus.
—Beth Krietsch, SELF, 18 Jan. 2022
Frequent episodes of waking myoclonus can be caused by a disturbance of the brain or spinal cord from inflammation, infections or a toxic reaction to a drug.
—New York Times, 12 Jan. 2021
Doctors have since diagnosed him with central myoclonus, which causes involuntarily muscle twitches.
—Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 15 Oct. 2019
Hiccups are a form of myoclonus, as are the sudden jerks or sleep starts experienced before falling asleep.
—Bulletin Board, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2019
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Jen Rose Smith, CNN, 10 May 2022
Spasticity isn’t the same as a muscle twitch, medically known as myoclonus.
—Beth Krietsch, SELF, 18 Jan. 2022
Frequent episodes of waking myoclonus can be caused by a disturbance of the brain or spinal cord from inflammation, infections or a toxic reaction to a drug.
—New York Times, 12 Jan. 2021
Doctors have since diagnosed him with central myoclonus, which causes involuntarily muscle twitches.
—Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 15 Oct. 2019
Hiccups are a form of myoclonus, as are the sudden jerks or sleep starts experienced before falling asleep.
—Bulletin Board, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2019
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myoclonus
noun
my·oc·lo·nus
ˌmī-ˈäk-lə-nəs
: irregular involuntary contraction of a muscle usually resulting from functional disorder of controlling motor neurons
also
: a condition characterized by myoclonus
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