Subdivisions of General Myoclonus. General Discussion. Myoclonus is the term used to describe the sudden, involuntary jerking of a muscle or group of muscles caused by muscle contractions (positive myoclonus) or muscle relaxation (negative myoclonus). The twitching or jerking of muscles cannot be controlled by the person experiencing it.
Next (Abraham Maslow) Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 â April 15, 1865), sometimes called Abe Lincoln and nicknamed Honest Abe, the Rail Splitter, and the Great Emancipator, was the 16th President of the United States (1861 to 1865), and the first president from the Republican Party.
Abraham Lincoln was a famous President from USA, who lived between February 12, 1809 and April 15, 1865. He became 56 years old. He led the country through its greatest internal crisis ever, the American Civil War preserved the Union and ended slavery. Lincoln was shot and killed in an assassination attempt when the war was over, just a month after he was re-elected president for a second term. Before Lincoln became the first Republican president, he was a lawyer, representative in the Illinois State Assembly, Congressman and twice a candidate for senator without success.