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 ...

A new study shows that wearable sensor technology can be used to reliably assess the occurrence of myoclonic jerks in patients with epilepsy also in the home environment. A new study by the University ...

It all began when one of my daughters, who was 6 years old at the time, asked, "What's that clicking noise?" As someone who has been in the dental field for 20 years now (10 years when this question ...

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 ...