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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.
Sleep myoclonus occurs during the initial phases of sleep, especially at the moment of dropping off to sleep, and include familiar examples of myoclonus such as the hypnic jerk. Some forms appear to be stimulus-sensitive. Some people with sleep myoclonus are rarely troubled by it, or need treatment.
Benign neonatal sleep myoclonus (BNSM) is the occurrence of myoclonus (jerky movements) during sleep. [1] It is not associated with seizures. [1] BNSM occurs in the first few weeks of life, and usually resolves on its own within the first 3-4 months of life. [2]
Benign sleep myoclonus of infancy; Propriospinal myoclonus at sleep onset; Sleep-related movement disorder due to a medical disorder; Sleep-related movement disorder due to a medication or substance; Sleep-related movement disorder, unspecified; Isolated symptoms and normal variants Excessive fragmentary myoclonus
Other limb movements in sleep, including hypneic jerks and nocturnal myoclonus. Rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (RBD), acting out violent or dramatic dreams while in REM sleep, sometimes injuring bed partner or self (REM sleep disorder or RSD) [88] Restless legs syndrome (RLS), an irresistible urge to move legs.
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Benign sleep myoclonus of infancy 781.01 R25.8 Hypnagogic foot tremor and alternating leg muscle activation during sleep 781.01 R25.8 Propriospinal myoclonus at sleep onset 781.01 R25.8 Excessive fragmentary myoclonus: 781.01 R25.8 Other Sleep Disorders: Other physiological (organic) sleep disorder 327.8 G47.8