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==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
*[[Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis]] | |||
*[[Anxiety]] | *[[Anxiety]] | ||
* [[ | *[[Benign fasciculation syndrome]] | ||
* [[ | *[[Caffeine]] | ||
* [[ | *Drugs: [[Pergolide]] | ||
* [[Parkinson's disease]] | *[[Epilepsy]] | ||
* [[ | *[[Fatigue]] | ||
*[[Parkinson's disease]] | |||
* [[ | *[[Pinched nerve]] or other [[nerve]] injury | ||
*[[Stimulant]] [[Drug abuse|abuse]] | |||
*[[Stress]] | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Latest revision as of 14:10, 3 February 2015
Template:Search infobox Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Twitching, in medical terminology, refers to a type of involuntary muscle contraction. A twitch differs from a reflex eye muscle contraction in that a twitch tends to be repetitive, unwanted, lacking obvious cause, and is not considered part of the normal operation of the body.
Causes
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- Anxiety
- Benign fasciculation syndrome
- Caffeine
- Drugs: Pergolide
- Epilepsy
- Fatigue
- Parkinson's disease
- Pinched nerve or other nerve injury
- Stimulant abuse
See also
- Fasciculation
- tic (a similar but more voluntary action)