Background: Movement disorders of respiration are rare and are restricted to a phase of the respiratory cycle.
Phenomenology shown: The intermittent inspiratory myoclonus in this patient with post-anoxic encephalopathy is likely to be of brainstem origin.
Educational value: Rare movement disorders can be identified even in remote areas of the world where access to neurological care is limited.
Keywords: Inspiratory; Tanzania; diaphragmatic; myoclonus; post-anoxic encephalopathy.