Myoclonic jerks
Myoclonic jerks is a symptom where a person has involuntary contraction of a discrete group of muscles. Hiccups is one example. Myoclonic jerks is also normal when it occurs as a person is falling asleep. In other circumstances, it can suggest a neuro-muscular abnormality.
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What are myoclonic jerks?
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What causes severe myoclonic jerks?
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A 29-year old asked:
Is it normal to have myoclonic jerks after od?
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A 30-year old asked:
Is having many myoclonic jerks every night normal?
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A 29-year old asked:
Is it common to have benign myoclonic jerks everyday?
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A 38-year old asked:
Need expert help here. What are benign myoclonic jerks?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Myoclonic jerks?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Can myoclonic jerking and constant parethesias be part of fibromyagia .?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Normal to have sudden onset of hard myoclonic jerks while awake but relaxed? Entire body.
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A 41-year old asked:
What in the world is a myoclonic jerk?
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A 43-year old female asked:
Are myoclonic jerks caused by anafranil (clomipramine) permanent or will they resolve once the medication is discontinued?
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A 72-year old female asked:
How do I wean off of Lexapro 20 mg..been on 6-7 years? Can they atttribute to nightime myoclonic jerks!
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A 24-year old female asked about a female:
My daughter is having many episodes of myoclonic jerking when awake but EEGs and MRIs are normal. Could it still be seizures?
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A 43-year old female asked about a female:
How to tell if myoclonic jerks are a seizure my child has these all through the night some nights but how to tell what's normal from myoclonic epileps?
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A 27-year old male asked:
If propofol can cause myoclonic jerks than how can it raise the siezure threshold?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Experiencing myoclonic jerks 1+ yrs awake & asleep- NO other symptoms of neuro disorders, just the jerks. Anxiety suggests symptom of BFS?? worry?
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A 38-year old female asked:
Is klonipin good for treating myoclonic jerks n the leg? Normal eeg.
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A male asked:
My son has a wide gait instead of running more up and down his legs go out to the side more. He also suffers from Myoclonic jerks all night.
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A 43-year old asked:
Is it an epilepsy disorder if somebody has brain problems and severe myoclonic jerks?
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A male asked about a male:
Can restless leg cause all night long tremors or Myoclonic jerks. If not is it normal to have Myoclonic jerks all night . Or is it more serious?
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A 48-year old female asked:
Im looking for non medication causes of myoclonic jerking and all over muscle twitching and tremor Realize a person needs to be seen to be diagnosed but looking for some general examples in clinical experience of what can cause this?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Hi, I am experiencing myoclonic jerking but I don't have epilepsy or a brain tumor and my bloodresults were fine a while ago.. What could it possibly ?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Having issues with daily myoclonic jerks and balance issues, B12 is 277 (neurologist said it's considered slightly low even though it's within the range and she'd like it to be 400) but MMA levels came back lower than average. What does that mean?
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A 23-year old female asked:
What conditions can cause migraine, fast, sometimes irregular, heart rate and myoclonic jerks (all chronic)?
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A 34-year old female asked:
What neurological disorders could cause choking/ swallowing trouble usually while drifting off to sleep?Also have parethesia and myoclonic jerks.
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A 34-year old female asked:
What could cause parethesias all over for several months, pain in fingers and toes, dizziness , myoclonic jerks and choking fits while sleeping?
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A 39-year old female asked:
I have unsteady gait for the past 10 months. Mri brain and neck discovered growth within the pineal region. Myoclonic jerks during sleep?
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A male asked:
My son is 6 he suffers from fatigue, pain, Myoclonic jerks, sleep fragmentation, clumsiness, weakness, geographic tongue, grinding teeth sleeping etc?
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A 25-year old female asked:
25 year old female who is suffering daily myoclonic jerks (happens all day in different areas; neck, arms, legs, fingers), all blood work is normal (vitamin levels, heavy metal test) as was EEG. What could this be? It's driving me crazy?
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A 25-year old male asked:
I have been having constant myoclonic jerks in one extremity (no periods of improvement). Brain MRI and EEG have been clear. Had EMG but it was done prior to onset for neuropathy. Should I seek another opinion, or is it likely a functional diagnosis?
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