hypnic jerk

hypnic jerk

English

Noun

hypnic jerk (plural hypnic jerks)

1. An involuntary twitch which occurs just as a person is beginning to fall asleep, often causing momentary wakefulness.

Synonyms

• hypnagogic jerk
• night start
• sleep start
• sleep twitch

Translations

involuntary twitch which occurs just as a person is beginning to fall asleep

Chinese: Mandarin: 入睡抽動, 入睡抽动 (rùshuì chōudòng), 臨睡肌躍症, 临睡肌跃症 (línshuì jīyuèzhèng) Danish: please add this translation if you can Finnish: säpsähdys (fi)

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