Potassium channels (K+ channels) are members of one of the largest and most diverse families of membrane proteins, widely described from bacteria to humans. Their functions include voltage-membrane potential maintenance, ...

Tics are non-rhythmic movements that can be simple or complex. Clinically, they may appear as quick voluntary movements (50–200 ms), but can also be longer and more sustained (>300 ms). These movements are often described ...

The respiratory pattern generator modulates the sympathetic outflow, the strength of which is enhanced by challenges produced by hypoxia. This coupling is due to the respiratory-modulated presympathetic neurons in the ...

Background: Background Many different movement disorders have similar “jerk-like” phenomenology and can be misconstrued as myoclonus. Different types of myoclonus also share similar phenomenological characteristics that ...