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Id http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0001336
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0001336
Preferred Name

Myoclonus
Definitions
Very brief, involuntary random muscular contractions occurring at rest, in response to sensory stimuli, or accompanying voluntary movements. Myoclonus may be synchronous (several muscle contracting simultaneously), spreading (several muscles contracting in sequence), or asynchronous (several muscles contracting with varying and unpredictable relative timing). Myoclonus is characterized by sudden unidirectional movement due to muscle contraction (positive myoclonus) or due to sudden brief muscle relaxation (negative myoclonus).
Synonyms
Involuntary jerking movements
Jerking
myoclonic jerk
myoclonic contraction
Myoclonic jerks
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label
Myoclonus
comment
Myoclonus may be synchronous (several muscle contracting simultaneously), spreading (several muscles contracting in sequence), or asynchronous (several muscles contracting with varying and unpredictable relative timing). Myoclonus is characterized by sudden unidirectional movement due to muscle contraction (positive myoclonus) or due to sudden brief muscle relaxation (negative myoclonus).
prefLabel
Myoclonus
database_cross_reference
UMLS:C0027066
SNOMEDCT_US:127324008
MSH:D009207
UMLS:C1854302
SNOMEDCT_US:17450006
notation
HP:0001336
fromESSO
true
oboInOwl:hasRelatedSynonym
Involuntary jerking movements
id
HP:0001336
has_obo_namespace
human_phenotype
文本定义
Very brief, involuntary random muscular contractions occurring at rest, in response to sensory stimuli, or accompanying voluntary movements.
subClassOf
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has_alternative_id
HP:0002535
HP:0007087
type
has_broad_synonym
Jerking
has exact synonym
myoclonic jerk
myoclonic contraction
Myoclonic jerks
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