The types of myoclonus are reviewed and it is argued that this type of myoclonus is mediated in cerebral cortex and that the negative transient represents a paroxysmal depolarization shift (PDS). The myoclonus may result from hyperactivity of a component of the long-latency stretch reflex.
Hellenic is a synonym for Greek. It means either: of or pertaining to the Hellenic Republic (modern Greece) or Greek people (Hellenes, Greek: ÎÎ»Î»Î·Î½ÎµÏ) and culture; of or pertaining to ancient Greece, ancient Greek people, culture and civilization and may refer to: Hellenic Parliament; Hellenic Academy, an independent school in Harare, Zimbabwe
Geographically Greece is a mountainous peninsula surrounded by water. Due to the 13,676 km of coastline and the 2,000 Greek islands, of which only 168 are inhabited, the Greeks developed since the ancient times a strong connection with the sea.odern Greek language is a descendant of the Ancient Greek language and is affiliated to the part of the Greek or Hellenic branch of Indo-European. The first written Greek was found on baked mud tablets, in the remains of the Knossos Palace of Crete island.