Almost everyone has felt it at least once. You are on the edge of sleep when your body suddenly jolts, often paired with the ...

They're called hypnagogic jerks. Here's why they might be happening. While the brain controls when and how we move, there are times when it seems like the body has a mind of its own. Every once in a ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images It tends to happen when you’re just about to drift off where your legs or ...

Ever felt like you were about to fall into a hole just as you were dozing off, and then your body suddenly jolts you awake to avoid it? It's a common thing – we’ve all felt that at some point in our ...

Fast, reliable and automatic assessment of the severity of myoclonic jerks from video footage is now possible, thanks to an algorithm using deep convolutional neural network architecture and ...

Fast, reliable and automatic assessment of the severity of myoclonic jerks from video footage is now possible, thanks to an algorithm using deep convolutional neural network architecture and ...

Allow me to paint you a picture. There you are after a long day of work (whether you’re working or avoiding work, the point remains). You are laying in bed, half asleep, counting quarks. Sleep has ...

Many people experience sudden muscle jolts as they fall asleep. These hypnic jerks, or sleep starts, are common and usually ...

Have you ever had your body jerk suddenly right when you're drifting to sleep? That sudden sensation is called a hypnagogic state or hypnic jerk. It is an involuntary twitch of the muscles that can ...

Etomidate is widely used for induction in general anaesthesia due to its stability in haemodynamics and rapid onset of action. However, its use is frequently complicated by the occurrence of myoclonus ...