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Encyclopedia: Myoclonus
Myoclonus is brief, involuntary twitching of a muscle or a group of muscles. It describes a symptom and, generally, is not a diagnosis of a disease. The myoclonic twitches or jerks are usually caused by sudden muscle contractions; they also can result from brief lapses of contraction. Contractions are called positive myoclonus; relaxations are called negative myoclonus. The most common time for people to encounter them is while falling asleep...
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Myoclonus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Myoclonus (pronounced /maɪˈɒklənəs/) is brief, involuntary twitching of a muscle or a group of muscles. It describes a symptom (as opposed to medical sign) ...
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Opsoclonus myoclonus syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Opsoclonus myoclonus syndrome (OMS) is a rare neurological disorder of unknown causes which appears to be the result of an autoimmune process involving the ...
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Myoclonus Fact Sheet: National Institute of Neurological Disorders ...
Fact sheet compiled by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).
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How do you know if you have myoclonus?
My leg jerk and almost resembling a kick but it doesn't happen all the time,...
My leg jerk and almost resembling a kick but it doesn't happen all the time,...
Please, don't put your health in the hands of an amateur forum. Respect your mind and body. Consult your doctor. (I am a physician myself and this is the best...
Asked by tcm - 33 months ago
hyperacusis, myoclonus, SID, involuntarily shuddering on loud noises and going down hills?
I'm still trying to figure out why I shudder/spasm and grimace and want to cover...
I'm still trying to figure out why I shudder/spasm and grimace and want to cover...
Either neurological or psychogenic. Definitely see a neurologist. I am not sure of the neurological significance of hyperacusis, myoclonus or SID. Doesn't SID have a neurological etiology?? I would rule...
Asked by Rachel Nicole - 18 months ago
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Myoclonus and Multiple Sclerosis
MSRC Featured Page "What is Myoclonus? Myoclonus comes from the Greek - "Myo" meaning "muscle or "jerks" of a muscle or a group of muscles. There are two seperate movements in Myoclonus, "Positive
Jul 30, 2007
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Myoclonus, Lexipro, and Depakote
then, I have not taken any Lexipro but the Myoclonus is getting worse. I am also getting a lot of Migraines. I have been taking Clonazepam for years for anxiety and supposedly this is a...
Oct 08, 2008
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Nocturnal Myoclonus???
old was born with something called benign sleep myoclonus, where she involutarily jerks her ams & legs that are described above. Was it a neurologist who identified the benign sleep myoclonus...
Sep 18, 2006
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