myoclonus in English
noun
1
spasmodic jerky contraction of groups of muscles.
The acute effects are coma, myoclonus and bradycardia, which generally resolve rapidly without complication.
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1. From the Cambridge English Corpus Subsequently, he developed myoclonus, tremor, Cogwheel rigidity, and …
2. Cortical Myoclonus (CM) CM originates from abnormal neuronal discharges in the sensorimotor cortex
3. Clonus is not the same thing as myoClonus, which is irregular and uncontrollable jerks of a muscle or group of muscles.
4. Slow, twisting, or continued movements (chorea, Athetosis, or dystonia) Sudden jerking movements (myoclonus, ballismus) Uncontrollable repetitive movements (asterixis or tremor) Causes