Relevant Research

What may be responsible for the jerks?

To a large extent, the science of sleep has remained a mystery. Let’s look at the role of the spine and the brain for a moment. We know...

Can Melatonin Help Hypnic Jerking?

Calcium Dysregulation and Melatonin: See earlier blog entry regarding calcium cell signaling driving sleep entry. Can more answers be...

Application of Topical Lidocaine Addressing Channelopathy: Can We Draw Evidence from Neural Therapy?

We have been having some positive responses to the application of lidocaine. I have often wondered why a person struggling from...

Hypnic Jerking Treatment Indications: Highlighting Diamox

Genetics, informing use of Diamox: In this article on central nervous system channelopathies, the below figure and table lists the...

New Study: Cells and Chemicals Involved with Sleep Transition.

In the article "Twinkling, star-shaped brain cells may hold the key to why, how we sleep". It's amazing how little we know about sleep....

How to See Evidence of Hypnic Jerking on Polysomnogram

Hypnic Jerking has had many names and has been hard to detect on testing. The diagnosis is easily overlooked because the involved muscle...