different between myotonia vs myoclonus

myotonia

English

Noun

myotonia (countable and uncountable, plural myotonias)

  1. A symptom of several muscular disorders characterized by the slow relaxation of the muscles after voluntary contraction or electrical stimulation.

Derived terms

myotonia From the web:



myoclonus

English

Etymology

myo- +? clonus

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma???kl?n?s/

Noun

myoclonus (usually uncountable, plural myocloni or myoclonuses)

  1. (medicine) The brief, involuntary twitching of a muscle or group of muscles.

Hyponyms

  • hiccup
  • hypnic jerk

Derived terms

  • myoclonal
  • myoclonia
  • myoclonic
  • paramyoclonus

myoclonus From the web:

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  • what is myoclonus syndrome
  • what is myoclonus dystonia
  • what is myoclonus epilepsy
  • what does myoclonus look like
  • what causes myoclonus dystonia
  • what causes myoclonus syndrome
  • what is myoclonus of cortical origin
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