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29 y/o male woke up with a muscle spasm in hand casing thumb to twitch. worried about parkinsons/als?
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Ans: Well does not sound like Parkinson's. You need to give a good history. So best to see a doctor if the issue occurs again
Answered 9/28/2015
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