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Head jerking
Head jerking is a clinical finding in which a person has episodes of sudden movements of the head or of spasms of the head muscles.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
16 year experience in family medicine
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A 42-year old asked:
Random head jerking?
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A 47-year old asked:
What could cause head jerks that come and go?
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A 32-year old asked:
What might be cause of head jerking when relaxed.?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Head jerking?
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A 27-year old female asked:
For the last week, I've been having sudden head jerks, almost like a jolt of electricity that happen several times a night. What should I do?
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A 30-year old asked:
Head jerking and sniffing?
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A 34-year old asked:
Head jerking, and head popping?
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A 32-year old asked:
Head jerking and sniffing habit?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I have involuntary head jerks. I only get them around people usually because i'm always so tense and afraid of everyone. How can I stop it?
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A 31-year old asked:
Is it possible for anxiety make your head jerk / twitch?
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A 43-year old asked:
Arm, leg and head jerking?
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A 45-year old asked:
Head jerking, and jaw popping?
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A 39-year old asked:
Is head jerking a side-effect of abilify (aripiprazole)?
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A 44-year old asked:
Why does my head jerk and/or my eyes roll back when i faint?
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A 32-year old asked:
Should I be worried about my son's head jerking and twitching?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Can repeated mild head tics (quick head jerk to one side) cause concussions over time or sub concussive impacts?
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A 22-year old female asked:
22 y/o f w/ lupus. What could cause a bad headache and series of uncontrolled head jerking episodes? I was in class and didn't know what to do.
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A 48-year old asked:
What should I do if I am worried about my 8 year old son's head jerking and twitching?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Can anxiety cause head jerking/twitching?
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A member asked:
Could a motor tic in the head (head jerking) cause brain cell loss or damage?
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A 34-year old female asked:
When I get just a little stressed my neck muscles contract on one side so that my head jerks to one side.wot to take to stop this?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Today my friend took my arm and pulled it forward quickly causing a pretty forceful whiplash like head jerk. No symptoms. Can that cause a concussion?
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A 62-year old male asked:
I'm dealing with extreme restlessness all over when I get tired my arms & head jerk , driving tired really brings it on ! Don't understand it ?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Since I was a kid I've had these strange head jerks/shakes. Suddenly my head snaps to the side and shakes quickly for a couple seconds. Lately it's been happening more often and now my arms and legs also shake and jerk randomly. What is this?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Can an ear infection or sinusitis cause head jerking\ twitching?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Hiccup like jerks over everywhere. Like when your chest jerks out then back to normal. My head jerks up then back, turns to the side then back. My arm will be my side, jerk out then back. My feet will flex up or out, then back. Is this a tic?
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A male asked:
My 5 year old son has facial tics (eye rolling, head jerks, moving his jaw to the side) non-stop since june 2013. What could this be? I have a video.
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A 19-year old female asked:
Do you think its a possibility I have Tourettes? I have the symptoms to be diagnosed, I just want Input. My tics since age 10: Head jerk, hand flap, blinking tic, hitting arm, eye roll, sniffing, sneeze sound, click sound, Tiao, Wooh, etc.
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A male asked about a male:
Non-stop facial tics in 5yr old. Ct scan/eeg normal. Constant eye rolling, head jerks & jaw movement. What could this be?
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A female asked:
Ear & jaw pain, lazy feeling right side of face. Sore/tight shoulders & neck. Tingling in feet. small head "jerks" when relaxing. Also suffer anxiety.
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