Hypnic jerk
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title:
Hypnic jerk
text:
A hypnic jerk, hypnagogic jerk, sleep start, sleep twitch, myoclonic jerk, or night start is a brief and sudden involuntary contraction of the muscles of the body which occurs when a person is beginning to fall asleep, often causing the person to jump and awaken suddenly for a moment. Hypnic jerks are one form of involuntary muscle twitches called myoclonus. Physically, hypnic jerks resemble the "jump" experienced by a person when startled, sometimes accompanied by a falling sensation. Hypnic je
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Involuntary twitches
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnic_jerk
date created:
2003-11-13T00:59:37Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T18:07:22Z
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