myoclonus

He has a rare neurological disease called spinal myoclonus that causes spasms and blurs his vision when he gets a jolt of adrenaline.

He barely got his first word right Thursday evening — myoclonus — pausing at length between letters.

A hiccup is a form of myoclonus; so are those disruptive jerks we all experience occasionally when falling asleep.

In the hours after she was revived, she had convulsions, known as myoclonus, which can happen if the brain lacks oxygen.

He has kept an eye on her through her medical record since he figured this out five years ago, and he feels comfortable that the myoclonus was not a sign of some hidden disease.