Classifying the many different forms of myoclonus is difficult because the causes, effects, and responses to therapy vary widely. Listed below are the types most commonly described. Action myoclonus ...

Treatment of myoclonus focuses on medications that may help reduce symptoms. The drug of first choice to treat myoclonus, especially certain types of action myoclonus, is clonazepam, a type of ...

Myoclonus can be classified according to the physical activity with which myoclonic jerks are associated. Glass and colleagues have now proposed the new category of 'orthostatic' myoclonus (in which ...

Yasmina McGlone, 25, suffers from involuntary muscle spasms – myoclonus dystonia (Picture: Caters) A woman who has lived with a debilitating involuntary jerk since she was a child has revealed how she ...

Dementia is a syndrome of ongoing brain decline, beyond what can be expected as a result of old age. The condition is often recognised when signs of pronounced memory loss emerge. There are, however, ...

Medically reviewed by Arno Kroner, DAOM Key Takeaways Hypnic jerks are common, sudden muscle twitches that happen when you fall asleep.Stress, anxiety, and fatigue can increase the chances of ...