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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.
Related terms include cadaverous (resembling a cadaver) and cadaveric spasm (a muscle spasm causing a dead body to twitch or jerk). A cadaver graft (also called “postmortem graft”) is the grafting of tissue from a dead body onto a living human to repair a defect or disfigurement.
Benign fasciculation syndrome (BFS) is characterized by fasciculation (twitching) of voluntary muscles in the body. [1] The twitching can occur in any voluntary muscle group but is most common in the eyelids, arms, hands, fingers, legs, and feet. The tongue can also be affected. The twitching may be occasional to continuous. [2]
The hotel where Stephen “tWitch” Boss was found dead is temporarily not renting out rooms in the wake of his death, Us Weekly can reveal. Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss Through the Years: His Life ...
New details surrounding the death of Stephen "tWitch" Boss have come to light. ET has learned that Boss left a note behind indicating he couldn’t go on anymore. Specifics about the content of ...
Stephen 'Twitch' Boss' autopsy report sheds new light on the ... His wife had filed a missing persons report with the Los Angeles Police Department the day before Boss was found dead by the motel ...
A fasciculation, or muscle twitch, is a spontaneous, involuntary muscle contraction and relaxation, involving fine muscle fibers. [1] They are common, with as many as 70% of people experiencing them. [1] They can be benign, or associated with more serious conditions. [1]
Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images Allison Holker’s 16-year-old daughter Weslie Fowler shared details about her relationship with the late Stephen “tWitch” Boss’ mom, Connie Boss Alexander. “I ...