Jordan was drifting off to asleep when his legs suddenly jerked causing him to wake up.It is likely that Jordan experienced a ___ as part of ___.

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Jordan likely experienced a myoclonic jerk, which is a sudden, brief, involuntary twitch or spasm of muscles. These often occur just as a person is falling asleep, during the transition from wakefulness to sleep, which is not yet considered any of the formal stages of sleep, including REM. This phenomenon is not associated with REM sleep or hypnagogic hallucinations, which are vivid sensory phenomena that occur during the transition from wakefulness to sleep but in the context of Stage 1 sleep.

Jordan Was Drifting Off to Asleep When His Legs Suddenly