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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I've known them as Myoclonic Jerks

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Buncha jerks is right!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

From that article it seems Hypnic Jerk is the more specific name.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I originally learned this term from the show House.