Myoclonus is a sudden, brief, involuntary muscle jerk. It is caused by abrupt muscle contraction, in the case of positive myoclonus, or by sudden cessation of ongoing muscular activity, in the case of negative myoclonus (NM).
Abraham Baldwin (1754-1807) The founder of the University of Georgia and a delegate to the constitutional convention in 1787, Abraham Baldwin was born on November 22, 1754, to Lucy Dudley and Michael Baldwin in North Guilford, Connecticut.
Historians see Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, as one of the countryâs greatest leaders. During the American Civil War Lincoln promised to save the Union. Known as the Great Emancipator, he also ended slavery in the United States.