sleep start

(stărt) [ME. sterten]

Muscle jerking or shortening that occurs at the onset of sleep, usually involving the legs but occasionally the arms, neck, or head.

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hypnagogic startle

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One previous study found significant correlations between actigraphy-derived sleep start times and both corrected and uncorrected midpoint of sleep on free days (r = 0.20) and sleep end time and corrected midpoint of sleep on free days (r = 0.44) and midpoint of sleep on free days (r = 0.50) [14].

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The movement, known as a sleep start, or hypnic or myoclonic jerk, usually happens just before deeper sleep.

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