Now I realize it might have been startle myoclonus.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life Support] Reference

Weight gain and skin rash, myoclonus, and hypomania 207 also may be problems for some patients.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry] Reference

Coarse tremors, ataxia, and myoclonus can occur after ingestion of toxic amounts of these compounds.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry] Reference

Tricyclic antidepressant poisoning: Reversal of coma, choreoathetosis, and myoclonus by physostigmine.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry] Reference

I do know that within a week of starting his regimen, the myoclonus, fasciculations and word reversals noticeably diminished.    From Wordnik.com.  [Acrodermatitis Chronica Atrophicans] Reference

A You appear to be describing a type of myoclonus.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

A hiccup, believe it or not, is a kind of myoclonus.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference

Anti-depresssants, such as Paxil and Zoloft, can cause myoclonus.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference

These forms of myoclonus occur in healthy people and rarely present a problem.    From Wordnik.com.  [All MayoClinic.com Topics] Reference

Ideally, treating the underlying cause will help control your myoclonus symptoms.    From Wordnik.com.  [All MayoClinic.com Topics] Reference

Hypnagogic myoclonus (also called sleep starts) is very normal and happens to just about everyone.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference

The National Institutes of Health describes myoclonus as a kind of hiccup or "sleep start" run amok.    From Wordnik.com.  [chicagotribune.com - News] Reference

Researchers believe a disruption of certain neurotransmitters are related to some forms of myoclonus.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference

It says: When more widespread, myoclonus may involve persistent, shock-like contractions in a group of muscles.    From Wordnik.com.  [chicagotribune.com - News] Reference

One neurotransmitter associated with myoclonus is serotonin, which constricts blood vessels and brings on sleep.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference

Polyspikes also contaminate the spike wave sequences in children with massive myoclonus as a variant of petit mal.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

Grand mal attacks in patients with primary generalized epilepsy are very often preceded by sudden bilateral myoclonus.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

Based on your brief note, I cannot give detailed information about a diagnosis but suspect you are suffering from sleep myoclonus.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

In medical parlance, the twitching is called hypnagogic myoclonus (the first word refers to sleep and the second to muscle twitches).    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference

Many patients with this combination of grand mal and myoclonus may never have experienced any petit mal absences earlier in childhood.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

Because the brain was starved of oxygen, Rachel sustained myoclonus, a muscle tremor which restricts her movement and affects her voice.    From Wordnik.com.  [HomePage - The Sun] Reference

Of the more than eight forms of myoclonus, potential causes range from Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) to multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's and epilepsy.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

The phenomenon of myoclonus is almost invariably linked with polyspike discharges as far as patients with primary generalized epilepsy are concerned.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

Most people with this type of myoclonus don't require treatment but should be examined by a physician to determine whether there is an underlying cause.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Of the 47 individuals in the three family lines, 23 had a form of progressive myoclonus epilepsy accompanied by ataxia -- a condition that causes imbalance.    From Wordnik.com.  [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference

As was pointed out above, photosensitivity is more often noted in patients with 4/sec or 4-5/sec spike wave bursts and a history of grand mal and/or myoclonus.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

Episode of startle myoclonus.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life Support] Reference

I think what you saw was startle myoclonus.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life Support] Reference

For example, hiccups are a form of myoclonus.    From Wordnik.com.  [All MayoClinic.com Topics] Reference

Classification and evaluation of myoclonus. http://www. uptodate.com.    From Wordnik.com.  [All MayoClinic.com Topics] Reference

Nocturnal myoclonus; RLS.    From Wordnik.com.  [Find Me A Cure] Reference

Treatment of myoclonus. http://www. uptodate.com.    From Wordnik.com.  [All MayoClinic.com Topics] Reference

"FREQUENT: amnesia, apathy, hyperkinesis, hypokinesis, manic reaction, myoclonus, psychotic reaction.    From Wordnik.com.  [Signs of the Times] Reference

Drowsiness, lightheadedness, dizziness, depend abnormalities, myoclonus, tinnitus, jitteriness, tremor, delirium, linezolid.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wii-volution] Reference

It is characterized by profuse vomiting or diarrhea, slurred speech, ataxia, coarse tremor, lethargy, myoclonus, stupor, and coma.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry] Reference