# myoclonus

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/myoclonus/337819
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports
**Created:** [December 31, 2005, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/myoclonus/337819 "2005-12-31T03:43:07Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![NoCoolUserName](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5fc32e/32.png) [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2005, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/myoclonus/337819/1 "2005-12-31T03:43:07Z")

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> [@cecil](#):
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> It’s not clear why myoclonus occurs, but it’s nothing to worry about.

So we don’t know but…

That’s not an answer! Why does it happen??? Will I wake up dead? I do this all the time!!!

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### Author: ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2005, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/myoclonus/337819/2 "2005-12-31T13:34:49Z")

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Link to the original columns:

[One](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_090.html)

[Two](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_423b.html)