Leg cramps
Leg cramps: Introduction
Leg cramps: Leg pain that is caused by continuous muscle contractions.
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causes of Leg cramps, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Causes of Leg cramps
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Leg cramps: Symptom Checker
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Leg cramps
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Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- LEG PAIN
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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- Leg pain
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Leg Pain
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Leg pain
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Leg pain
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- LEG PAIN
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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Leg cramps: Undiagnosed Conditions
Conditions that are commonly undiagnosed in related areas may include:
- Nerve Disorders: serious diseases commonly undiagnosed:
- Chronic Pain Disorders -- serious medical disorders that may be undiagnosed:
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Misdiagnosis and Leg cramps
Leg cramps at night a classic sign: The symptom of having leg muscle cramps,
particularly at night, is a classic sign of undiagnosed diabetes.
However, there are also various other causes.
See causes of leg cramps or misdiagnosis of diabetes....read more »
Vitamin B12 deficiency under-diagnosed: The condition of Vitamin B12 deficiency
is a possible misdiagnosis of various conditions, such as multiple sclerosis (see symptoms of multiple sclerosis).
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Medications or substances causing Leg cramps:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Leg cramps as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
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medications causing Leg cramps
Detailed list of causes of Leg cramps
The list below shows some of the causes of Leg cramps mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Leg cramps
How Common are these Causes of Leg cramps?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Leg cramps.
Of the 11
causes of Leg cramps that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 1
causes are "very common" diseases
- 1
causes are "common" diseases
- 0
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 0
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 11
causes have no prevalence information.
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causes of Leg cramps
Conditions listing symptoms: Leg cramps:
The following list of conditions
have 'Leg cramps' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
A
Arachnidism
... leg crampsAtherosclerosis
... leg crampsH
Hypertension due to coarctation of the aorta
... leg crampsHypomagnesemia primary
... leg crampsO
Opioid withdrawal
... leg crampsS
Spastic paraplegia 4, autosomal dominant
... leg crampsSpinal stenosis
... leg crampsV
Varicose veins
... leg cramps
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Causes of Leg cramps Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Leg cramps based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
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Medical Conditions associated with Leg cramps:
Leg pain (92 causes), Leg symptoms (1696 causes), Pain (5609 causes), Limb symptoms (1215 causes), Sensations (5876 causes), Nerve symptoms (6219 causes), Common symptoms (7717 causes)
Symptoms related to Leg cramps:
Leg pain (92 causes), Muscle pain (792 causes), Calf pain (6 causes), Shin pain (1 cause), Foot pain (61 causes), Arachnidism, Atherosclerosis (11 causes), Hypertension due to coarctation of the aorta, Hypomagnesemia primary, Opioid withdrawal, Spastic paraplegia 4, Autosomal dominant, Spinal stenosis, Varicose veins (50 causes)
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