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What causes somebody to have muscle twitching and how do you stop it?
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Vairety of causes: Muscle twitching commonly occurs when the muscle fasciculates. This can occur from excessive use, recovery, denervation, seizure activity and a variety of other causes. Some of these are benign while others may require extensive evaulation.
Answered 4/15/2018
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