Twitches
Twitches are small muscle spasms that may be normal, or may indicate tics or other seizure type disorders. Occasional twitches are normal and not a disorder. Twitches also need to be distinguished from tremor or shakiness, which has both normal and disease causes. One particular type of twitching that is
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Specific Causes of Twitches
Spinal muscular atrophy: Type 4 SMA, also called adult-onset SMA, usually begins in early adulthood. Someone with the condition may have:
- weakness in the hands and feet
- difficulty walking
- shaking and twitching muscles
Source: NHS Choices UK1
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Causes List for Twitches
Possible causes of Twitches (or similar symptoms) may include:2
- ADCY5-related dyskinesia (twitches)
- Absence epilepsy (myoclonus)
- Action myoclonus-renal failure syndrome (myoclonus)
- Action myoclonus-renal failure (myoclonus)
- Adenylosuccinase deficiency (Myoclonus, muscle twitchings)
- Adenylosuccinate lyase deficiency (Myoclonus)
- Adolescent-onset dystonia of mixed type (Myoclonus)
- Adrenal Disorders (muscle twitches)
- Adult neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis ...
Types
There are a variety of different types of muscle twitches, each with their own particular causes:
- Tics
- Tremor (continuous “shakiness”)
- Muscle spasms
- Fasciculations
- Seizures
- Convulsions
- Chorea
- Athetosis
Other types of movement symptoms include:
- Asterixis
- Torticollis (neck twisting)
- Grip disorders
- Dyskinesias ...
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References
- Source: NHS Choices UK: nhs.uk/ conditions/ spinal-muscular-atrophy-sma/ types/
- Source: Algorithmically Generated List
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