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  2. Hypnic jerk - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Drop attack - Wikipedia

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    Depiction of a drop attack. A drop attack is a sudden fall without loss of consciousness.Drop attacks stem from diverse mechanisms, including orthopedic causes (for example, leg weakness and knee instability), hemodynamic causes (for example, transient vertebrobasilar insufficiency, a type of interruption of blood flow to the brain), and neurologic causes (such as epileptic seizures or ...

  4. Dysesthesia - Wikipedia

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    It is sometimes described as feeling like acid under the skin. Burning dysesthesia might accurately reflect an acidotic state in the synapses and perineural space. Some ion channels will open to a low pH, and the acid sensing ion channel has been shown to open at body temperature, in a model of nerve injury pain. Inappropriate, spontaneous ...

  5. Atonic seizure - Wikipedia

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    Atonic seizures can occur while standing, walking, or sitting, and are often noticeable by a head drop (relaxing of the neck muscles). Fall injuries may result in impact to the face or head. As with common epileptic occurrences, no first aid is needed post-seizure, except in the instances where falling injuries have occurred.

  6. 'Feels like' temperature: What does it really mean and how ...

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    This "feels like" temperature, generally, is a more accurate description of what the human body will experience when stepping outside. If that's the case, why does actual temperature even matter then?

  7. Rhythmic movement disorder - Wikipedia

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    body rocking, where the whole body is moved while on the hands and knees. head banging, where the head is forcibly moved in a back and forth direction. head rolling, where the head is moved laterally while in a supine position. Other less common muscle movements include: body rolling, where the whole body is moved laterally while in a supine ...

  8. Pregnant Alex Morgan Reveals Sex of Baby No. 2 and ... - AOL

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    "She always wants her hand on my belly to feel him, so she does definitely understand, and it's nice having almost a five-year age gap because I feel like she will be a little more understanding ...

  9. Here’s a Theory That Just Blew My Mind: You’re Either the ...

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    Desperation, on the other hand, is as easy to spot as a knock-off on Canal Street. Whether you’re on a first date or five years deep into a marriage, your value will always reflect your level of ...