Question

What is the difference between intermittent claudication and nocturnal myoclonus

Answer 1

Answer: Claudication pain during exercise. Myoclonus short contraction of one or a group of muscles.

Explanation:

• Claudication is a muscle condition related to pain, discomfort, and fatigue in the arms, legs, which is most intensified during exercise. This pain most often affects the thighs but also the hands. It comes because of the constriction of blood vessels that cannot effectively pump blood into a painful part.

• Physiological myoclonus can occur at bedtime (nocturnal myoclonus). Myoclonus may occur secondary to other disorders, including metabolic, degenerative diseases (eg, Alzheimer's disease, progressive myoclonic epilepsy. Myoclonus that occurs in severe closed head injuries. Such a condition often worsens during movement. However, it can also sometimes happen spontaneously when movement is restricted.