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Term information
database
cross reference
- UMLS:C1854302
- UMLS:C0027066
- MSH:D009207
- SNOMEDCT_US:17450006
- SNOMEDCT_US:127324008
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Myoclonus may be synchronous (several muscle contracting simultaneously), spreading (several muscles contracting in sequence), or asynchronous (several muscles contracting with varying and unpredictable relative timing). Myoclonus is characterized by sudden unidirectional movement due to muscle contraction (positive myoclonus) or due to sudden brief muscle relaxation (negative myoclonus).
definition
Very brief, involuntary random muscular contractions occurring at rest, in response to sensory stimuli, or accompanying voluntary movements.