Myoclonus Sentence Examples

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  • On December 31, he developed profound generalized myoclonus that began in his left arm.

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  • Brief jerking movements of the muscles (called myoclonus) occur in most cases.

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  • The diagnosis of benign neonatal sleep myoclonus was made in the remaining seven children.

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  • Some involuntary muscle twitching is normal as a person falls asleep, and this type of jerking is called hypnagogic myoclonus.

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  • However, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal, benign sleep myoclonus usually resolves itself by the time a child is three months old.

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  • The major observable difference between the jerking of benign sleep myoclonus and an actual seizure is that the former will stop as soon as the affected infant is woken up.

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  • If the doctor is considering breathing-related sleep disorders, myoclonus, or narcolepsy as possible diagnoses, he or she may ask the patient to be tested in a sleep laboratory or at home with portable instruments.

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  • Unlike tics, myoclonus cannot be controlled even briefly.

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