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What our current study seeks to update / inform:
Voltage Gated Ion Channels and Sleep. The Journal of Membrane Biology (Volume 257, Issues 5–6, Pages 269–280) published December 2024,...
Sep 223 min read


🧬 Genetics Tutorial on Sequencing.com with Dr. Erika Taylor
09/20/2025 Next-Gen Disease Screen (NGDS) & Related Tools Next-Gen Disease Screen (NGDS) • NGDS screens hundreds of genetic markers for...
Sep 212 min read


KEY ARTICLES FOR SOVM
Article Integration Summary – SOVM Sleep-Onset Oscillatory Vasomotor Myoclonus 1. RAAS in PTSD: ACE and ARBs Reduce Symptoms (J Clin...
Sep 12 min read


Research Update, 8/4-8/8 2005
SOVM Sensitivity & Variability The following summarizes the integrated framework linking the three main sensitivity categories observed...
Aug 82 min read


Sleep-Onset Vasomotor Myoclonus:
Reframing Chronic Hypnic Jerks Through A Neurovascular Lens — Informed by Case Study and Group Trends Disclaimer The attached manuscript...
May 171 min read


KB's Story (as told by her mother)
Our 2-year-old daughter has been having Hypnic jerking since she was 4 weeks old. She’s had 3 EEGs, and seen 5 neurologists, 2 sleep...
Feb 20, 20241 min read


Links to Hypnic Jerking Articles
Propriospinal Myoclonus: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3736211/ Surgical Treatment of Propriospinal Myoclonus: [...
Feb 5, 20241 min read


Hope Found Here: Elainne's story
While preparing to write my story, I reviewed the journal which I have kept for four years, now totaling 100 pages. On August 27, 2018,...
Apr 27, 20235 min read


My Taper Journey (Austin)
My Clonazepam Taper This is a long post about my clonazepam taper. It’s my experience. Yours may differ. None of it is intended as...
Mar 5, 20233 min read


Is Hypnic Jerking a Blood Pressure Issue? The Case of Angiotensin Conversion...
Angiotensin is a protein hormone that causes blood vessels to become narrow. It helps us to maintain blood pressure and fluid balance in...
Sep 13, 20212 min read


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...
Jun 11, 20212 min read


About CoRDS
Bringing together patients and researchers to accelerate rare disease treatments by building the most robust, cost-free rare disease...
Jun 6, 20211 min read


Researcher Access to Study Data
Dear CoRDS Partners, We hope you all are doing well and your new year is off to a great start. As you have noticed, CoRDS has been...
Jun 6, 20211 min read


Update Your CoRDS Information
Have you updated your Sanford CoRDS survey? Please update your survey responses when something changes or otherwise annually. You will...
Jun 6, 20211 min read


Find a Physician
You might find these practitioners helpful along your journey. Find an Atlas Orthogonal doctor https://atlasorthogonality.com Find a...
Jun 6, 20211 min read


Hypnic Jerking "Press Kit"
When you come across an interested researcher or physician, here is what you can share: 1. The google link to HJ (Hypnic Jerking) videos....
Jun 6, 20211 min read


Can Melatonin Help Hypnic Jerking?
Calcium Dysregulation and Melatonin: See earlier blog entry regarding calcium cell signaling driving sleep entry. Can more answers be...
Jun 6, 20211 min read


Suggestions for Relief from Hypnic Jerking
Below are 10 suggestions representing some of what has worked with people from our Facebook community threads. It is not meant to be...
Jan 27, 20213 min read
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