Almost everyone has felt it at least once. You are on the edge of sleep when your body suddenly jolts, often paired with the unmistakable sensation that you are falling. The rush can be intense enough ...

You’re drifting off to sleep, floating in that hazy realm between wakefulness and dreams, when suddenly—BAM!—your body jerks violently as if you’ve been dropped from a height. Your heart races, you’re ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images It tends to happen when you’re just about to drift off where your legs or ...

Medically reviewed by Smita Patel, DO Hypnic jerks are sudden muscle contractions that happen as you fall asleep. They are ...

Ever felt like you were about to fall into a hole just as you were dozing off, and then your body suddenly jolts you awake to avoid it? It's a common thing – we’ve all felt that at some point in our ...

Etomidate is widely used for induction in general anaesthesia due to its stability in haemodynamics and rapid onset of action. However, its use is frequently complicated by the occurrence of myoclonus ...

That sudden jolt or twitch just as you’re drifting into sleep isn’t your imagination. It’s a real physiological event. One moment, you’re fading into slumber, and the next, your arm or leg flings out ...