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Muscle spasms

Muscle spasms: Introduction

Muscle spasms: Involuntary movement or contraction of muscles without full control. See free access online books about Muscle spasms below. See detailed information below for a list of 809 causes of Muscle spasms, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Muscle spasms:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Muscle spasms. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

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Causes of Types of Muscle spasms:

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Muscle spasms: Symptom Checker

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Causes of General Symptom Types

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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Muscle spasms

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Diagnostic Guides for Muscle spasms

Medical Books Excerpts Read excertps from published book sections related to Muscle spasms from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Muscle spasms. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Muscle spasms

Medical Books Excerpts
  • TREMOR
  • "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
  • Chorea
  • "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms" (2004)
  • Tremor
  • "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms" (2004)
  • Chorea
  • "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
  • CHOREA
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
  • MYOCLONUS
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
  • Myoclonus
  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
  • Tremors
  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
  • Seizures
  • "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
  • Tremor
  • "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
  • Myoclonus
  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
  • Tremors
  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
  • Seizures
  • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
  • Tremor
  • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
  • Seizures
  • "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis" (2007)
  • Fasciculations
  • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
  • Myoclonus
  • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
  • Muscle spasms
  • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
  • Chorea
  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
  • Myoclonus
  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
  • Tremors
  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
  • Seizures
  • "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
  • Myoclonus
  • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
  • Tremors
  • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
  • CHOREA
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
  • MYOCLONUS
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
 

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Diagnostic tests for Muscle spasms:

Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Muscle spasms. Some of these are listed below :

  • Physical examination
    • Inspect for muscle fasciculations (irregular contractions of small areas of muscle which have no rhythmical pattern, are present at rest but not during voluntary movement). This suggests motor neurone disease which cause muscle cramps
    • Observe for chorea (non- repetitive abrupt involuntary jerky movements) that can cause coordination problems. Causes of chorea include Huntington's chorea, Sydenham's chorea, Wilson's disease and senility
    • Peripheral nervous system examination including muscular tone, power, reflexes and coordination
  • more tests...»

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Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)

During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Muscle spasms. Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis. Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:

  • How long have you had muscle spasms? - to determine if acute or chronic.
  • What exactly do you mean by muscle spasms? - The word spasm may be used by people to describe muscle cramps, tics, twitches, chorea and seizures. Cramps are painful muscle spasms. Tics are brief, repeated stereotyped movements. Chorea is a continuous flow of jerky movements, flitting randomly from one limb or part to another; each movement looks like a fragment of a normal movement. Seizures may involve muscle stiffness and jerking.
  • Which muscles in the body are involved? - e.g. Forearm cramps suggest motor neurone disease. Cramp in the legs are common, especially at night and after exercise. Cramps in the legs are only occasionally a symptom of disease, in particular salt depletion, lack of blood flow to a muscle and disease of a muscle (myopathy). Writer's cramp is the specific compliant of an inability to perform the motor act of writing. Tics most commonly occur on the face, neck or hand.
  • When do the spasms occur? - e.g. at night, in bed, after exercise.
  • Is there a simple explanation for the muscle spasms? - e.g. muscle cramps may be caused by exertion, exercise, excessive perspiration, heat exhaustion, heat stroke or pregnancy.
  • more questions...»

See Diagnosis Checklist for Muscle spasms (18 listings)

Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)

Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse your condition. The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Muscle spasms) may include:

  • Symptoms of polymyositis and dermatomyositis? - e.g. muscle weakness, especially in thighs and upper arms, muscle aches, muscle cramps (spasms), joint pain, Raynaud's phenomenon, difficulty with swallowing. Dermatomyositis also features a characteristic violet colored rash over the eyelids, forehead, cheeks, hands, knees and elbows.
  • Symptoms of chronic renal failure? - e.g. tiredness, reduced appetite, insomnia, frequency of urination, nausea, vomiting, muscle cramps (spasms).
  • Symptoms of Diabetes mellitus? - e.g. frequency of urination, excessive thirst, weight loss (especially in Type 1 Diabetes mellitus), tiredness, fatigue, increased infections especially of the skin and genitals, blurry vision, muscle cramps (spasms).
  • Symptoms of progressive muscular atrophy? - e.g. muscle wasting and weakness usually beginning in the small muscles of one hand and then spreads throughout the arm, wasting soon follows on the opposite side. Muscle cramps may occur. Muscle fasciculations (irregular contractions of small areas of muscle which have no rhythmical pattern) are present at rest but not during voluntary movement).
  • Symptoms of Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome? - e.g. muscle tics with irrepressible, explosive, occasionally obscene language.
  • more symptoms...»

See Diagnosis Checklist for Muscle spasms (18 listings)

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Medications or substances causing Muscle spasms:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Muscle spasms 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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Organs affected by Muscle spasms:

The list of organs typically affected by Muscle spasms may include, but is not limited to:

Detailed list of causes of Muscle spasms

The list below shows some of the causes of Muscle spasms mentioned in various sources:

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How Common are these Causes of Muscle spasms?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Muscle spasms. Of the 809 causes of Muscle spasms that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

  • 0 causes are "very common" diseases
  • 6 causes are "common" diseases
  • 2 causes are "uncommon" diseases
  • 7 causes are "rare" diseases
  • 6 causes are "very rare" diseases
  • 793 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 809 causes of Muscle spasms

Conditions listing symptoms: Muscle spasms:

The following list of conditions have 'Muscle spasms' 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.

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  • 3 alpha methylglutaconicaciduria, type 3 ... chorea, involuntary movements

    A

  • Absent corpus callosum - cataract - immunodeficiency ... seizures
  • Acanthocytosis ... muscle contractures
  • Aceruloplasminemia ... chorea
  • Achalasia - addisonianism - alacrima syndrome ... seizures
  • Achalasia - Addisonianism - Alacrimia syndrome ... seizures
  • Achalasia - adrenal - alacrima syndrome ... seizures
  • Acute Bokhoror ... rigidity
  • Acute Viliuisk Encephalitis ... rigidity
  • Acute Viliuisk Encephalomyelitis ... rigidity
  • Acute Vilyuisk Encephalitis ... rigidity
  • Acute Vilyuisk Encephalomyelitis ... rigidity
  • Adducted thumbs - arthrogryposis, Christian type ... seizures
  • Adrenal adenoma, familial ... muscle spasms
  • Adrenal Cancer ... muscle spasms
  • Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms ... muscle spasms
  • Adrenal gland hyperfunction ... muscle spasms
  • Adrenal incidentaloma ... muscle spasms
  • Adrenocortical carcinoma ... muscle spasms
  • Adult low grade infiltrative supratentorial Astrocytoma ... seizures
  • Adult progressive spinal muscular atrophy, Aran Duchenne type ... muscle twitching
  • Adult SMA ... fasciculations
  • Aicardi syndrome ... twitching
  • Al Gazali - Nair syndrome ... seizures
  • Alcohol-Induced Disorders ... muscle spasms
  • Alcoholic intoxication ... muscle spasms
  • Alkalosis ... muscle twitches, muscle spasms
  • Alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase deficiency ... rigidity
  • Alzheimer disease 10 ... muscle twitching, muscle spasms
  • Alzheimer disease 12 ... muscle twitching, muscle spasms
  • Alzheimer disease 13 ... muscle twitching, muscle spasms
  • Alzheimer disease 14 ... muscle twitching, muscle spasms
  • Alzheimer disease 15 ... muscle twitching, muscle spasms
  • Alzheimer disease 5 ... muscle twitching, muscle spasms
  • Alzheimer disease 6 ... muscle twitching, muscle spasms
  • Alzheimer disease 7 ... muscle twitching, muscle spasms
  • Alzheimer disease 8 ... muscle twitching, muscle spasms
  • Alzheimer disease 9 ... muscle twitching, muscle spasms
  • Alzheimer disease type 1 ... muscle twitching, muscle spasms
  • Alzheimer disease type 4 ... muscle twitching, muscle spasms
  • Alzheimer disease, familial ... muscle twitching, muscle spasms
  • Alzheimer disease, familial, 1 ... muscle twitching, muscle spasms
  • Alzheimer disease, familial, 3, with spastic paraparesis and apraxia ... Muscle twitching
  • Alzheimer disease, familial, 3, with spastic paraparesis and unusual plaques ... Muscle twitching
  • Alzheimer disease, familial, type 3 ... muscle twitching, muscle spasms
  • Alzheimer's disease without Neurofibrillary tangles ... muscle twitching, muscle spasms
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ... twitching
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, 9 ... muscle twitching
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial type 1 ... muscle twitching
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial type 2 ... muscle twitching
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial type 3 ... muscle twitching
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial type 4 ... muscle twitching
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial type 5 ... muscle twitching
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial type 6 ... muscle twitching
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial type 7 ... muscle twitching
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial type 8 ... muscle twitching
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, type 6 ... twitching, muscle twitching
  • Andrade's syndrome ... muscle twitching
  • Anemia, sideroblastic spinocerebellar ataxia ... clonus
  • Angiokeratoma - mental retardation - coarse face ... rigidity
  • Angiomatosis, diffuse corticomeningeal, of Divry and Van Bogaert ... epileptic seizures
  • Angiostrongyliasis ... seizure
  • Anophthalmia - hypothalamo-pituitary insufficiency ... epilepsy
  • Anophthalmia - hypyothalamo-pituitary insufficiency ... epilepsy
  • Anoxia ... Seizures
  • Antepartum Eclampsia ... seizures
  • Apallic syndrome ... unresponsive
  • Apricot seed poisoning ... seizures
  • Arachnoid Cysts ... seizures
  • Arakawa's syndrome 2 ... seizures
  • Arbovirosis ... seizures
  • Arginase deficiency ... seizures
  • Argininosuccinic aciduria ... seizures
  • Arizona Bark Scorpion poisoning ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Arnold-Chiari malformation type 4 ... seizures
  • Aromatic amino acid decarboxylase deficiency ... rigidity
  • Arthrogryposis - epileptic seizures - migrational brain disorder ... seizures
  • Arthrogryposis, congenital - myopathic seizures ... seizures
  • Aspartylglucosaminidase deficiency ... seizures
  • Aspartylglucosaminuria ... seizures
  • Aspartylglycosaminuria ... seizures
  • Ataxia - apraxia - mental retardation, X-linked ... seizures
  • Ataxia, Hereditary, Autosomal Dominant ... muscle twitching
  • Atherosclerosis, premature - deafness - diabetes mellitus - photomyoclonus - nephropathy - degenerative neurologic disease ... seizures, epilepsy
  • Atherosclerosis- deafness - diabetes - epilepsy - nephropathy ... seizures, epilepsy
  • Atkin-Flatiz syndrome ... seizures
  • Atypical pyridoxine-dependent seizures ... seizures
  • Autonomic Dysreflexia ... seizures
  • Avascular necrosis ... muscle spasms

    B

  • Baltic myoclonic epilepsy ... muscle rigidity
  • Barakat syndrome ... muscle spasm
  • Basal ganglia calcification, idiopathic 1 ... chorea, athetosis
  • Basal Ganglia Disease, Adult-Onset ... involuntary movements, rigidity
  • Bd syndrome ... athetosis, muscle rigidity
  • Biotinidase deficiency, late onset ... seizures
  • Black widow spider envenomation ... muscle twitching, muscle spasms, muscle rigidity
  • Bone marrow failure - neurologic abnormalities ... seizures
  • Bovine spongiform encephalopathy ... Athetosis
  • Box Jellyfish poisoning ... muscle spasms
  • Brain - bone - fat ... seizures
  • Brown-Sequard Syndrome ... clonus
  • Brugada Syndrome ... seizures
  • Bruyn-Scheltens syndrome ... muscle rigidity

    C

  • Calcification of basal ganglia with or without hypocalcemia ... chorea, seizures, involuntary movements, athetosis
  • California encephalitis ... seizures
  • CAMFAK syndrome ... muscle rigidity
  • Camurati Engelmann disease, type 2 ... muscle spasm
  • Catalepsy ... rigid limbs, rigid body
  • Celiac disease - epilepsy - occipital calcifications ... seizures
  • Central pontine myelinolysis ... muscle spasms
  • Cerebral sarcoma ... seizures
  • Ceroid lipofuscinosis, neuronal 4 ... chorea
  • Chemical burn - airways ... muscle twitching
  • Chemical burn - ingestion ... muscle twitching
  • Chemical burn - inhalation ... muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - 1,1-Dimethylhydrazine ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - 1-Propanol ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - 2-Methyl-4-Chlorophenoxyacetic Acid ... seizures, twitching, muscle spasms
  • Chemical poisoning - 4-Aminopyridine ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - 5,-Methoxy-N,N-Diisopropyltryptamine ... muscle spasm
  • Chemical poisoning - Acetone ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Acetonitrile ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Acetylsalicylic Acid ... seizure
  • Chemical poisoning - Acrylamide ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Acrylonitrile ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Adiponitrile ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Alanycarb ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Aldicarb ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Aldoxycarb ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Aldrin ... muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Allethrin ... twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Allyxycarb ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Aluminum ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Amidithion ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Aminocarb ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Amiton ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Amitraz ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Amitrole ... muscle spasms
  • Chemical poisoning - Ammonium Bifluoride ... seizures, muscle spasms
  • Chemical poisoning - Ammonium Nitrate ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Ammonium Sulfamate ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Aniline ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Arsine ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Athyl-Gusathion ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Azinfos-methyl ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Azinfosethyl ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Azinophos-methyl ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Azinphos ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Azinphos-ethyl ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Azinphos-methyl ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Azinphosmetile ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Azothoate ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Baking soda ... muscle spasms
  • Chemical poisoning - Bendiocarb ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Benfuracarb ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Benoxafos ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Bentazon ... rigid muscles
  • Chemical poisoning - Benzene ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Borates ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Boric Acid ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Bromates ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Bromethalin ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Bromophos ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Bromophos-ethyl ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Bufencarb ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Butacarb ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Butocarboxim ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Butoxcarboxim ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Cadmium ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Cadusafos ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Camphor ... muscle twitching, muscle spasms, muscle rigidity
  • Chemical poisoning - Carbanolate ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Carbaryl ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Carbinoxamine ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Carbofuran ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Carbon Disulfide ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Carbon Tetrachloride ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Carbophenothion ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Carbosulfan ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Chlorate salts ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Chlorfenvinphos ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Chlorobenzene ... muscle spasms
  • Chemical poisoning - Chloromethane ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Chloropyrifos ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Chlorpyrifos ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Chlorpyrifos methyl ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Cloethocarb ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Coumaphos ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Cresols ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Cresylic acid ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Cyanthoate ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Decarbofuran ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Demeton ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Demeton-methyl ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Demeton-O ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Demeton-O-methyl ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Demeton-S-methyl ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Demeton-S-methylsulphon ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Dialifos ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Diazinon ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Diborane ... muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Dichlorvos ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Dicresyl ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Dicrotophos ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Dieldrin ... muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Dimetan ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Dimethoate ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Dimethylnitrosamine ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Dimetilan ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Dinitrocresol ... seizure
  • Chemical poisoning - Dinitrophenol ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Dioxacarb ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Dioxathion ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Disulfiram ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Disulfoton ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - EMPC ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Endothion ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Ethiofencarb ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Ethion ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Ethoate-methyl ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Ethoprophos ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Ethyl-guthion ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Ethylene Glycol ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Ethylene Oxide ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Etrimfos ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Fenchlorphos ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Fenethacarb ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Fenitrothion ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Fenobucarb ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Fensulfothion ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Fenthion ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Fluoridated toothpaste ... muscle spasms
  • Chemical poisoning - Fonophos ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Formothion ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Furathiocarb ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Glaze ... muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Glufosinate ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Guthion (ethyl) ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Helium ... seizures, clonus
  • Chemical poisoning - Heptenophos ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - High Melting Explosive (HMX) ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Hydrogen Sulfide ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Hydroquinone ... muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Hyquincarb ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Incense ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Iodofenphos ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Isofenphos ... muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Isoprocarb ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Lysergic Acid Diethylamide ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Malathion ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Manganese ... muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Mecarbam ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Metaldehyde ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Methacrifos ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Methamidophos ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Methidathion ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Methiocarb ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Methomyl ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Methyl parathion ... muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Metiltriazotion ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Metolcarb ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Mevinphos ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Mexacarbate ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Monocrotophos ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Monosodium Methanarsenate ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Mouth Wash ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Nitrilacarb ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Nitrites ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Omethoate ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Oxamyl ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Oxydeprofos ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Oxydisulfoton ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Paramethoxyamphetamine ... muscle spasms
  • Chemical poisoning - Parathion ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Parathion Methyl ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Pentachlorophenol ... muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Phencyclidine ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Phenkapton ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Phenol ... muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Phorate ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Phosalone ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Phosdrin ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Phosmet ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Phosphamidon ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Phosphine ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Phoxim ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Phthalthrin ... muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Pirimicarb ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Pirimiphos-methyl ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Primiphos methyl ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Profenofos ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Promacyl ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Promecarb ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Propane ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Propoxur ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Propylene Glycol ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Prothidathion ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Prothoate ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Pyrethrin ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Pyrimitate ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Quinalphos ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Quintiofos ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Selenious Acid ... seizures, muscle spasms
  • Chemical poisoning - Sodium Monofluoroacetate ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Solder ... muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Sophamide ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Strychnine ... seizures, muscle twitching, rigid limbs
  • Chemical poisoning - Sulfotep ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Tazimcarb ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Terbufos ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Tetraethyl Pyrophosphate ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Tetramethrin ... muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Tetramethylammonium Hydroxide ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Tetramethylenedisulfotetramine ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Thallium Sulfate ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Thiocarboxime ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Thiodicarb ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Thiofanox ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Thiometon ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Tolclofos methyl ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Toluene ... chorea
  • Chemical poisoning - Toxaphene ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Triazophos ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Triazotion ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Trichlorfon ... muscle spasms
  • Chemical poisoning - Trichloroethylene ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Trifenfos ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Trimethacarb ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Tungsten ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Turpentine Oil ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Vamidothion ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - Vinyl Choride ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - White Phosphorus ... seizures
  • Chemical poisoning - XMC ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chemical poisoning - Xylylcarb ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Chorea ... twitching, facial spasms, arm twitch
  • Chorea familial benign ... chorea, athetosis
  • Chorea, remitting with nystagmus and cataracts ... chorea
  • Choreoathetosis-spasticity, episodic ... involuntary movements
  • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ... muscle twitching
  • Classical pyridoxine-dependent seizures ... seizures
  • Coleman Randall syndrome ... seizures
  • Congenital myopathy ... rigid muscles
  • Conn's syndrome ... muscle spasms
  • Copperhead snake poisoning ... muscle twitching
  • Coral snake poisoning ... muscle twitching
  • Corn Lily poisoning ... muscle spasms
  • Cortical dysplasia - focal epilepsy syndrome ... epilepsy
  • Cramp-fasciculations syndrome ... muscle spasms
  • Crotalidae snake poisoning ... muscle twitching

    D

  • Dandy-Walker - facial hemangioma ... seizures
  • Deafness - onychodystrophy - osteodystrophy - mental retardation ... epilepsy, grand mal seizures
  • Deafness - skeletal dysplasia - lip granuloma ... seizures
  • Death Camas poisoning ... muscle twitching
  • Degenerative motor system disease ... muscle rigidity, muscle fasciculations
  • Demerol withdrawal ... muscle spasms
  • Demyelinating disorder ... Clonus
  • Deposition diseases related fibromyalgia ... muscle spasms
  • Dermatomyositis ... muscle contractures of extremities
  • Developmental delay - epilepsy - neonatal diabetes ... epilepsy
  • Developmental delay - hypotonia extremities hypertrophy ... seizures
  • Dilaudid overdose ... muscle twitching
  • Dilaudid withdrawal ... muscle spasms
  • Dilutional hyponatremia ... muscle spasms
  • Disequilibrium syndrome ... muscle twitching
  • Distal arthrogryposis syndrome ... clenched hands
  • Distal myopathy, Welander type ... muscle twitching
  • Distinctive Craniofacial Features - Pterygia - Mental Retardation ... seizures
  • Donepezil toxicity ... fasciculations
  • Dysharmonic skeletal maturation - muscular fiber disproportion ... seizures
  • Dystonia 12 ... muscle spasms
  • Dystonia 3, torsion, X-linked ... involuntary movements
  • Dystonia 4, Torsion, Autosomal Dominant ... muscle spasms
  • Dystonia 6, torsion ... muscle spasms
  • Dystonia musculorum deformans type 1 ... muscle spasms
  • Dystonia musculorum deformans type 2 ... muscle spasms
  • Dystonias ... painful muscle contractions, sustained muscle contractions, involuntary muscle contractions

    E

  • Elapid poisoning ... muscle twitching
  • Electrocution ... Seizures
  • Electrolyte abnormality ... muscle twitching, muscle spasm
  • Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy, dominant type ... muscle contractures
  • Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy, X-linked ... muscle contractures
  • Encephalopathy progressive - optic atrophy ... seizures
  • Encephalophathy recurrent of childhood ... chorea, athetosis
  • Eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome ... muscle spasm
  • Epilepsy - mental deterioration, Finnish type ... epilepsy
  • Epilepsy - microcephaly - skeletal dysplasia ... seizures, epilepsy
  • Epilepsy - telangiectasia ... seizures
  • Epilepsy, pyridoxin-dependent ... seizures
  • Epilepsy, Pyridoxine-Dependent ... seizures
  • Epilepsy, X-linked - learning disabilities - behavior disorders ... seizures
  • Epiphyseal dysplasia - hearing loss - dysmorphism ... seizures
  • Epstein Barr virus related fibromyalgia ... muscle spasms

    F

  • Facial asymetry - temporal seizures ... seizures
  • Facial asymmetry - temporal seizures ... seizures
  • Familial hematuria, autosomal dominant - retinal arteriolar tortuosity - contractures ... muscle contractures
  • Fasciculations ... Muscle twitches, Muscle contractions
  • Fatal familial insomnia ... involuntary muscle contraction
  • Fibromyalgia ... muscle spasms
  • Filefish poisoning (Palytoxin) ... muscle spasms
  • FOSMN syndrome ... muscle twitching
  • Funnel Web spider poisoning ... muscle twitching

    G

  • Gamstorp-Wohlfart syndrome ... muscle twitching
  • Gaucher disease - perinatal lethal form ... seizures
  • Gräsbeck-Imerslund disease ... muscle spasms

    H

  • Hallervorden-Spatz disease ... muscle contractions of the limbs, face, or torso, seizures, choreoathetosis (involuntary, purposeless jerky muscle movements), painful muscle spasms, muscle rigidity
  • HARD syndrome (Hydrocephalus - agyria - retinal dysplasia) ... seizures
  • Hemifacial Spasm ... lower face muscle spasm, one-sided facial muscle spasms
  • Herbal Agent adverse reaction - Ginkgo biloba ... seizures
  • Herbal Agent adverse reaction - Licorice ... seizures
  • Herbal Agent adverse reaction - Margosa oil ... seizures
  • Herbal Agent adverse reaction - Pennyroyal Oil ... seizures
  • Herbal Agent overdose - Golden Seal ... seizures, muscle spasms
  • Herbal Agent overdose - Horse Chestnuts ... twitching
  • Herbal Agent overdose - Lobelia ... seizures
  • Herbal Agent overdose - Peppermint Oil ... twitching
  • Herbal Agent overdose - Rhubarb ... seizures
  • Hereditary methemoglobinemia, recessive, type II ... athetosis
  • Herpes, Neonatal - Central Nervous System Infection ... seizures
  • Herpes, Neonatal - Disseminated ... seizures
  • Huntington's Disease ... neck muscle rigidity, facial muscle spasms, facial muscle spasms, chorea (muscle spasms), Toe spasms, Finger spasms, muscle rigidity
  • Hyperadrenalism ... muscle spasms
  • Hypertrophic neuropathy of Dejerine-Sottas ... muscle twitching
  • Hypocalcemia ... painful muscle spasm of feet, facial muscle spasms, facial muscle spasms, painful muscle spasm of hands
  • Hypocalcemia, autosomal dominant ... muscle spasms
  • Hypoparathyroidism ... twitching, painful muscle spasm of feet, facial muscle spasms, facial muscle spasms, painful muscle spasm of hands
  • Hypoparathyroidism - short stature - mental retardation ... seizures
  • Hypoparathyroidism familial isolated ... seizures
  • Hypoparathyroidism X-linked ... muscle twitching, epilepsy, muscle spasms

    I

  • Idiopathic Parkinson's disease ... facial muscle spasm, rigidity
  • Imerslünd-Grasbeck Syndrome ... muscle spasms
  • Immunosuppressive Measles Encephalitis ... seizures
  • Infantile onset spinocerebellar ataxia ... athetosis
  • Infantile parkinsonism ... rigidity
  • Infantile spasms - broad thumbs ... seizures
  • Infectious meningitis ... muscle spasms
  • Insect sting allergies ... Muscle spasms

    J

  • Jessamine poisoning ... muscle spasms
  • Juvenile primary lateral sclerosis ... muscle spasms

    L

  • Lactic acidosis congenital infantile ... muscle twitching
  • Lactic Acidosis, Fatal Infantile ... seizures
  • Lafora disease ... involuntary muscle contraction
  • Laurence-Moon Syndrome ... involuntary muscle contractions
  • Leukoencephalopathy, arthritis, colitis, and hypogammaglobulinema ... seizures
  • Lidocaine toxicity ... muscle twitching
  • Limb dystonia ... muscle spasms
  • Limbic encephalitis - neuromyotonia - hyperhidrosis - polyneuropathy ... muscle twitching
  • Liver disease - retinitis pigmentosa - polyneuropathy - epilepsy ... epilepsy
  • Lower motor neuron weakness ... muscle twitching
  • Lymphoedema - lymphangiectasia - mental retardation ... seizures

    M

  • Machado-Joseph Disease ... sustained muscle contractions, twitching face, rigidity
  • Major depressive disorder related fibromyalgia ... muscle spasms
  • Malignant hyperthermia susceptibility type 1 ... rigid muscles
  • Malignant hyperthermia susceptibility type 2 ... rigid muscles
  • Malignant hyperthermia susceptibility type 3 ... rigid muscles
  • Malignant hyperthermia susceptibility type 4 ... rigid muscles
  • Malignant hyperthermia susceptibility type 5 ... rigid muscles
  • Malignant hyperthermia susceptibility type 6 ... rigid muscles
  • Malignant rhabdoid tumors ... seizures
  • Marie type ataxia ... muscle contractions
  • Mastocytosis - short stature - hearing loss ... seizures
  • Measles Encephalitis in Children with Immunosuppression ... seizures
  • Mediterranean myoclonic epilepsy ... muscle rigidity
  • Megalencephaly - polymicrogyria - post-axial polydactyly - hydrocephalus ... seizures
  • Megaloblastic Anemia 1 ... muscle spasms
  • Melanoma - astrocytoma syndrome ... seizures
  • Mental retardation - dysmorphism - hypogonadism - diabetes ... epilepsy
  • Mental retardation - epilepsy ... epilepsy
  • Mental retardation - epilepsy - bulbous nose ... epilepsy
  • Mental retardation - epilepsy, X-linked ... seizures
  • Mental retardation - epileptic seizures - hypogonadism - hypogenitalism -microcephaly - obesity ... epileptic seizures
  • Mental retardation - hypocupremia - hypobetalipoproteinemia ... seizures
  • Mental Retardation - Pterygia - Shortness - Distinctive Facial Appearance ... seizures
  • Mental retardation - short broad thumbs ... seizures
  • Mental retardation progressive spasticity ... seizures
  • Mental retardation, X-linked - corpus callosum agenesis - spastic quadriparesis ... seizures
  • Mental retardation, X-linked - craniofacial dysmorphology - epilepsy - ophthalmoplegia - cerebellar atrophy ... epilepsy
  • Mental retardation, X-linked - epilepsy - progressive joint contractures - typical face ... seizures
  • Mental retardation, X-linked - hypotonia - recurrent Infections ... seizures
  • Mental retardation, X-linked - seizures - psoriasis ... seizures
  • Mercury poisoning - consumption of contaminated fish ... chorea, seizures
  • Mercury poisoning - Folk Remedies ... chorea, seizures
  • Methamphetamine overdose ... muscle twitching
  • Methylmalonic aciduria - homocystinuria ... seizures
  • Methylmalonic aciduria - microcephaly - cataract ... seizures
  • Microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism types 1 and 3 ... seizures
  • Microcephaly - mental retardation - spasticity - epilepsy ... epilepsy
  • Microcephaly - pontocerebellar hypoplasia - dyskinesia ... chorea, epilepsy
  • Microcephaly - seizures - mental retardation - heart disorders ... seizures
  • Microcephaly - sparse hair - mental retardation - seizures ... seizures
  • Microcephaly, mental retardation and tracheoesophageal fistula associated with features of Rett Syndrome ... seizures
  • Microlissencephaly - micromelia ... seizures
  • Microphthalmia - brain atrophy ... seizures
  • Microphthalmia - mental deficiency ... seizures
  • Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy - aminoacidopathy ... seizures
  • Mitochondrial myopathy - lactic acidosis ... seizures
  • Mitochondrial Parkinson's disease ... facial muscle spasm, rigidity
  • Mohave Rattle snake poisoning ... muscle twitches
  • Morphine withdrawal ... muscle twitching
  • Mount Reback syndrome ... chorea, athetosis
  • Multifocal motor neuropathy ... Fasciculations
  • Multifocal motor neuropathy with conduction block ... muscle twitching
  • Multiple system atrophy ... involuntary muscle contractions, rigidity
  • Multiple system atrophy (MSA) with orthostatic hypotension ... involuntary muscle contractions
  • Muscle Hypertonia ... rigid muscles
  • Muscle phosphoglycerate kinase deficiency ... seizures
  • Muscular dystrophy - white matter spongiosis ... seizures
  • Myelitis ... muscle spasms
  • Myoclonus ... muscle twitches, muscle twitches when trying to move
  • Myoclonus epilepsy ... Muscle contractions
  • Myoclonus hereditary - progressive distal muscular atrophy ... seizures
  • Myoclonus progressive epilepsy of Unverricht and Lundborg ... seizures, epilepsy, involuntary muscle contractions, muscle rigidity
  • Myoclonus, cerebellar ataxia, deafness ... seizures
  • Myokymia ... twitching
  • Myopathy - growth and mental retardation - hypospadias ... seizures
  • Myopathy - growth delay - mental retardation - hypospadias ... seizures
  • Myositis ossificans ... rigid muscles

    N

  • Neonatal tetanus ... Muscle spasms, Muscle rigidity
  • Neuhauser-Eichner-Opitz syndrome ... chorea, athetosis
  • Neuraminidase deficiency, type II, juvenile form ... involuntary muscle contractions
  • Neuroectodermal tumor, primitive ... seizures
  • Neuroferritinopathy ... involuntary movements, rigidity
  • Neuroferritinopathy (adult-onset basal ganglia disease) ... involuntary movements, rigidity
  • Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome ... muscular rigidity, seizure, muscle rigidity, rigidity, involuntary muscle contractions
  • Neuropathy - ataxia - retinitis pigmentosa ... seizures
  • Neuropathy, hereditary motor and sensory, Okinawa type ... muscle twitches
  • Neurosyphilis - general paresis ... seizures
  • Neurosyphilis - meningovascular ... seizures

    O

  • Oculocerebral syndrome with hypopigmentation ... involuntary muscle contractions
  • Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy ... muscle spasms
  • Olivopontocerebellar atrophy I ... chorea
  • Olivopontocerebellar atrophy, type V ... rigidity
  • Onychodystrophy - deafness ... epilepsy, grand mal seizures
  • Opsoclonus Myoclonus ... muscle spasms
  • Osteomyelitis ... muscle spasm

    P

  • Pachygyria - mental retardation - seizures ... seizures
  • Pallidopyramidal syndrome ... rigidity
  • Palytoxin poisoning ... muscle spasms
  • Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration ... muscle rigidity
  • Paragonimiases - lung infection ... seizures
  • Parkinson disease 10 ... muscle rigidity
  • Parkinson disease 10 (PARK10) ... facial muscle spasm, rigidity
  • Parkinson disease 11 ... muscle rigidity
  • Parkinson disease 11 (PARK11) ... facial muscle spasm, rigidity
  • Parkinson disease 12 ... muscle rigidity
  • Parkinson disease 12 (PARK12) ... facial muscle spasm, rigidity
  • Parkinson disease 13 ... muscle rigidity
  • Parkinson disease 13 (PARK13) ... facial muscle spasm, rigidity
  • Parkinson disease 2, autosomal recessive juvenile (PARK2) ... facial muscle spasm, rigidity
  • Parkinson disease 3 ... muscle rigidity
  • Parkinson disease 3, autosomal dominant Lewy body (PARK3) ... facial muscle spasm, rigidity
  • Parkinson disease 4, autosomal dominant Lewy body (PARK4) ... facial muscle spasm, rigidity
  • Parkinson disease 4, autosomal dominant, Lewy body ... muscle rigidity
  • Parkinson disease 5 (PARK5) ... facial muscle spasm, rigidity
  • Parkinson disease 6, autosomal recessive early-onset (PARK6) ... facial muscle spasm, rigidity
  • Parkinson disease 6, autosomal recessive, recessive early-onset ... muscle rigidity
  • Parkinson disease 7, autosomal recessive early-onset (PARK7) ... facial muscle spasm, rigidity
  • Parkinson disease 7, autosomal recessive, early-onset ... muscle rigidity
  • Parkinson disease 8 ... muscle rigidity
  • Parkinson disease 8 (PARK8) ... facial muscle spasm, rigidity
  • Parkinson disease 9 ... muscle rigidity
  • Parkinson disease 9 (PARK9) ... facial muscle spasm, rigidity
  • Parkinson disease, familial, Type 1 ... muscle rigidity
  • Parkinson disease, familial, type 1 (PARK1) ... facial muscle spasm, rigidity
  • Parkinson disease, juvenile, autosomal recessive ... rigidity
  • Parkinson's Disease ... facial muscle spasm, rigidity
  • Parkinson's disease dementia, familial ... rigidity
  • Parkinsonism, early onset with mental retardation ... muscle contractures
  • Parkinsonism, early-onset - mental retardation ... muscle contractures
  • Parrotfish poisoning (Palytoxin) ... muscle spasms
  • Pelizaeus-Merzbacher brain sclerosis ... muscle contractures
  • Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease ... involuntary movements, muscle contractures
  • Peripheral neuropathy ... fasciculations
  • Pernicious anemia ... muscle spasms
  • Pick's disease of the brain ... rigidity
  • Plant poisoning - Amygdalin ... seizures
  • Plant poisoning - Anthraquinone ... seizures
  • Plant poisoning - Conline ... seizures
  • Plant poisoning - Cyanogenic glycoside ... seizures
  • Plant poisoning - Cytisine ... seizures
  • Plant poisoning - Euphorbiaceae ... seizures
  • Plant poisoning - Hydroquinone ... seizures
  • Plant poisoning - Indole alkaloids ... seizures
  • Plant poisoning - Lobeline ... seizures
  • Plant poisoning - Quinolizidine alkaloids ... seizures
  • Plant poisoning - Tetranortriterpene ... muscle rigidity
  • Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia Type 2B ... chorea, epilepsy
  • Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia Type 2C ... chorea, epilepsy
  • Post-polio syndrome ... involuntary muscle contraction
  • Post-Streptococcal Neurologic Disorders ... chorea
  • Primary Fibromyalgia ... muscle spasms
  • Primary Hyperaldosteronism ... muscle spasms
  • Progressive Rubella Panencephalitis ... seizures
  • Progressive spinal muscular atrophy ... muscle twitching
  • Proximal spinal muscular atrophy, proximal, Adult, autosomal recessive ... muscle twitching
  • Proximal spinal muscular atrophy, type 1 ... muscle twitching
  • Proximal spinal muscular atrophy, type 3 ... involuntary muscle contractions
  • Proximal spinal muscular atrophy, type 4 ... muscle twitching
  • Proximal spinal muscular atrophy, type IV ... muscle twitching
  • Psychogenic Movement Disorders ... chorea, athetosis
  • Pterygia - Mental retardation - Distinctive Craniofacial Features ... seizures

    R

  • Ramsay Hunt II ... involuntary muscle contraction, seizure
  • Rattle snake poisoning ... muscle twitching
  • Red Whelk poisoning ... muscle twitching
  • Refractory Celiac Disease ... Seizures
  • Restless Legs Syndrome ... Sudden muscle jerks
  • Restless Legs Syndrome, Susceptibility To, 1 ... sudden muscle jerks
  • Restless Legs Syndrome, Susceptibility To, 2 ... sudden muscle jerks
  • Restless Legs Syndrome, Susceptibility To, 3 ... sudden muscle jerks
  • Restless Legs Syndrome, Susceptibility To, 4 ... sudden muscle jerks
  • Restless Legs Syndrome, Susceptibility To, 5 ... sudden muscle jerks
  • Restless Legs Syndrome, Susceptibility To, 6 ... sudden muscle jerks
  • Restless Legs Syndrome, Susceptibility To, 7 ... sudden muscle jerks
  • Rheumatic fever ... chorea, Sydenham's chorea
  • Rheumatoid arthritis related fibromyalgia ... muscle spasms
  • Rubella panencephalitis ... seizures

    S

  • Satoyoshi syndrome ... muscle spasms
  • Secondary Fibromyalgia ... muscle spasms
  • Seizures - intellectual deficit due to hydroxylysinuria ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Selective Vitamin B12 malabsorption with Proteinuria ... muscle spasms
  • Short stature - craniofacial anomalies - genital hypoplasia ... seizures
  • Short stature - microcephaly - seizures - deafness ... seizures
  • Sialidosis type II, juvenile ... involuntary muscle contractions
  • Skeletal dysplasia - mental retardation ... seizures
  • SLE related fibromyalgia ... muscle spasms
  • Sleep disturbance related fibromyalgia ... muscle spasms
  • Slowly Progressive Bokhoror ... rigidity, clonus
  • Slowly Progressive VE ... rigidity, clonus
  • Slowly Progressive Viliuisk Encephalitis ... rigidity, clonus
  • Slowly Progressive Viliuisk Encephalomyelitis ... rigidity, clonus
  • Slowly Progressive Vilyuisk Encephalitis ... rigidity, clonus
  • Slowly Progressive Vilyuisk Encephalomyelitis ... rigidity, clonus
  • Spastic disorders ... muscle spasm, involuntary movements, muscle rigidity
  • Spastic paraparesis ... muscle twitches
  • Spastic paraparesis deafness ... rigidity
  • Spastic tetraplegic - cerebral palsy ... epilepsy, involuntary movements
  • Spasticity - mental retardation - epilepsy, X-linked ... epilepsy
  • Spinal bulbar motor neuropathy ... muscle twitching, muscle spasms
  • Spinal cord injury ... muscle spasms
  • Spinal cord neoplasm ... muscle twitching, muscle spasms
  • Spinal Muscular Atrophy ... muscle twitching, fasciculations
  • Spinal Muscular Atrophy type I ... involuntary muscle contraction
  • Spinal Muscular Atrophy type II ... muscle fasciculations
  • Spinal muscular atrophy, Adult form ... muscle twitching
  • Spinal muscular atrophy, type 3 ... involuntary muscle contractions
  • Spinocerebellar ataxia 10 ... seizures
  • Spinocerebellar ataxia 13 ... epilepsy
  • Spinocerebellar ataxia 17 ... chorea
  • Spinocerebellar ataxia 21 ... rigidity
  • Spinocerebellar ataxia with axonal neuropathy, type 2 ... chorea
  • Spinocerebellar ataxia, autosomal recessive 1 ... chorea
  • Spinocerebellar ataxia, autosomal recessive 4 ... muscle twitching
  • Spinocerebellar ataxia, Machado-Joseph type IV ... muscle twitching
  • Spinocerebellar ataxia, X-linked, 2 ... rigidity
  • Spinocerebellar degenerescence, book type ... seizures
  • Spondylosis ... muscle spasms around the spine
  • Spotted water hemlock poisoning ... muscle spasms
  • Stiff-Person Syndrome ... muscle twitching, muscle spasms, muscle rigidity
  • Strain ... muscle spasm
  • Subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis ... seizures
  • Sydenham chorea ... involuntary movements, facial spasms

    T

  • Tacrine toxicity ... fasciculations
  • Tardive Dyskinesia ... involuntary movements
  • Tay-Sachs disease - juvenile onset ... seizures
  • Tension myositis related fibromyalgia ... muscle spasms
  • Tetanus ... neck muscle rigidity, generalized muscle spasms, seizures, localized muscle spasms, muscle contractions, rigid muscles, back muscle spasm, facial muscle spasm, facial muscle spasm, localized muscle twitches
  • Tetany ... painful muscle spasms
  • Thoracic dysplasia - hydrocephalus syndrome ... seizures
  • Tics ... twitches
  • Torsion dystonia ... muscle contractions
  • Torsion dystonia 7 ... muscle spasms
  • Torsion dystonia with onset in infancy ... muscle spasms
  • Torsion dystonia, autosomal dominant ... muscle contractions
  • Torsion dystonia, autosomal recessive ... muscle contractions
  • Torsion dystonia, X-linked ... muscle contractions
  • Tourette Syndrome ... facial tics, repeated involuntary movements
  • Toxic mushrooms - Anticholinergic ... seizures, muscle twitching
  • Toxic mushrooms - cyclopeptides ... seizures
  • Toxic mushrooms - Monomethylhydrazine ... seizures, muscle spasms
  • Toxic mushrooms - Psychedelic ... seizures
  • Transverse myelitis ... muscle spasms
  • Triggerfish poisoning (Palytoxin) ... muscle spasms
  • Trisomy 13 mosaicism ... clenched hands

    U

  • Unverricht-Lundborg disease ... muscle rigidity
  • Unverricht-Lundborg syndrome ... muscle rigidity

    V

  • Van Bogaert disease ... seizures
  • Van Bogaert's disease ... seizures
  • Van Bogaert-Scherer-Epstein Disease ... seizures

    W

  • Welander distal myopathy, Swedish type ... Fasciculations
  • Wells Jankovic syndrome ... Rigidity
  • Whiplash pain ... Muscle spasms
  • Whispering dysphonia, hereditary ... involuntary movements
  • Wilms tumor - aniridia - genitourinary anomalies - mental retardation ... epilepsy
  • Wilson's Disease ... rigidity of muscles, choreic movements
  • Wolfram's disease ... Chorea, Rigidity, Clonus
  • Wolman syndrome ... clonus
  • Woods Black Norbury syndrome ... Rigidity

    X

  • Xanthid crab poisoning (Palytoxin) ... muscle spasms
  • Xanthomatosis cerebrotendinous ... seizures

    Y

  • Young McKeever Squier syndrome ... Seizures

    Z

  • Zellweger Syndrome ... seizures
  • Zunich neuroectodermal syndrome ... Seizures
  • Zunich-Kaye syndrome ... seizures

    Conditions listing complications: Muscle spasms:

    The following list of conditions have 'Muscle spasms' or similar listed as a complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

    C

  • Chemical burn - airways ... seizures
  • Chemical burn - ingestion ... seizures
  • Chemical burn - inhalation ... seizures
  • Chemical burn - skin ... seizures

    H

  • Homocystinuria due to cystathionine beta-synthase deficiency ... seizures

    K

  • Kidney damage - 1,2-Dichloromethane ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Acetaminophen ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Aminoglycosides ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Aminosalicylic Acid ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Amphotericin B ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Amyl Alcohol ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - analgesics ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Anti-cancer drugs ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - antibiotics ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Aristolochic acid ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Arsenic ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Aspirin ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Automobile exhaust ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Bacitracin ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Bismuth ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Cadmium ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Carbon Tetrachloride ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Cephaloridine ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Chloroform ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Chlorotetracycline ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Chromium ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Cisplatin ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Contrast agents ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Copper ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Cyclophosphamide ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Cyclosporin ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Degreasing solvents ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Dichloroacetylene ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Diethylene glycol ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Dioxane ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Ethylene Glycol ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Ethylene glycol ethers ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Fuels ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Gasoline ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Germanium ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Glue solvent vapors ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Glues ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Gold ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Hairdressing solvents ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Hairdressing sprays ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Heavy metals ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Herbicide ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Hydrocarbons ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Ibuprofen ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Lead ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Lithium ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Mercury ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Methanol ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Methemoglobin-producing agents ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Methicillin ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Neomycin ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Oxytetracycline ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Paint solvents ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Paint thinners ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Paints ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Paraquat ochratoxin A ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Perchloroethylene ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Pesticide solvents ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Pesticides ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Platinum ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Polymyxin ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Prostaglandin synthetase inhibitors ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Rifampin ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Silica ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Silicon compounds ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Silver ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Solvents ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Styrene ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Sulphonamides ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Thallium ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Toluene ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Trichloroethane ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Trichloroethylene ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Trimethropin ... seizures
  • Kidney damage - Uranium ... seizures
  • Kidney damage due to chemicals ... seizures

    M

  • Medium and long chan 3-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency ... seizures

    P

  • Plant poisoning - Nicotine alkaloids ... seizures
  • Plant poisoning - Tetranortriterpene ... seizures

    R

  • Refractory Celiac Disease ... seizures
  • Rheumatic fever ... chorea

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  • Causes of Muscle spasms Based on Risk Factors

    This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Muscle spasms based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:

  • Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
  • Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?

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    Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Muscle spasms, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.

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    Classifications of Muscle spasms:

    Subtypes of Muscle spasms:

    Seizures (2041 causes), Muscle twitch (197 causes), Involuntary movements (21 causes), Rigidity (75 causes), Muscle contractions (51 causes), Fasciculations (8 causes), Muscle rigidity (55 causes), Muscle spasm (22 causes), Chorea (31 causes), Sydenham's chorea (2 causes), Facial spasms (28 causes), Hand Spasm (7 causes), Carpopedal spasm, Athetosis (17 causes), Clonus (12 causes), Shin spasm, Upper arm spasm, Calf spasm, Twitches (30 causes), Autonomic seizure, Repetitive unwanted movements, Grand mal seizures (19 causes), Jerky trunk movements (1 cause), Epilepsy (104 causes), Unresponsiveness (14 causes), Decerebrate rigidity (4 causes), Tetany (19 causes), Myokymia (4 causes), Tic (30 causes), Tics (6 causes), jerky movements (3 causes), Facial Myokymia (1 cause), Generalized Myokymia, Eyelid Myokymia, reduced alertness (5 causes), Convulsions (429 causes)

    Medical Conditions associated with Muscle spasms:

    Spasms (1848 causes), Muscle symptoms (4254 causes), Seizures (2041 causes), Movement symptoms (2556 causes)

    Symptoms related to Muscle spasms:

    Muscle twitch (197 causes), Muscle stiffness (144 causes), Muscle pain (792 causes), Muscle cramps (186 causes), Seizure (2041 causes), Spasms (1848 causes), Rigidity (75 causes), Anemia (704 causes), Sideroblastic spinocerebellar ataxia, Barakat syndrome, Brown-Sequard Syndrome, Chemical poisoning, -Methoxy-N, N-Diisopropyltryptamine, Calf spasm, Shin spasm, Upper arm spasm, Clonus (12 causes)

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