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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Many people have had the experience, as the head hits the pillow, of a strong sensation of falling as one drifts off to sleep, accompanied by a sharp “jolt back awake.” Such a moment can put one’s ...