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Neurological symptoms! twitching muscles. issomething wrong?

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Many possibilities: Muscle twitches can be caused by many different conditions, some dangerous and some completely benign, see your doctor to help narrow down causes and determine if any treatment is necessary.

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Answered 2/28/2014

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