myoclonus

[boxer22]

Is this part of ALS? Body jerks like the kind when you are falling asleep but your not asleep when it happens? Thanks
Ashley

 

[vmd]

I am not certain, but I believe myoclonus is not as significant a symptom in als as it is in other conditions. However, clonus is one of the symptoms of als. In neurology they distinguish between clonus and myoclonus.