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.
ABRAHAM BALDWIN Georgia. Birth: 23 November 1754, at Guilford, Connecticut Death: 4 March 1807, at Washington, D.C. Interment: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. Pencil drawing, by Robert Fulton (early nineteenth century); National Portrait Gallery.