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Involuntary movements (EG, lip smacking, picking)
Involuntary movements are a clinical finding in which there are muscle contractions that are not intentional. These are caused by a variety of muscle and nerve disorders.
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A 36-year old asked:
involuntary movements of the eye and lip. I have this small contractions of the lip and a small movement in the eye for about a month. What can it be.
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A 23-year old female asked:
Involuntary movements an issue? Have invol. movements only when I try sleeping. lip puckering/ twitching. jaw moving. muscle twitch. face twitching.
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A member asked:
I am experiencing an involuntary pulling downward in my face, lip and below lip. It happens several times a day and started with twitching of lip. ?
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A female asked:
Moments of Involuntary shaking and twitching. It starts in the hands & soon i feel it in my arms. I feel dizzy & really weak. When I try to talk, the words first come out stuttered. But then it gets more difficult. My lips tense up & and my cheeks fill wi
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A 34-year old asked:
I have weird involuntary movement of my head, whats wrong?
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A 39-year old asked:
How come I have involuntary head movements or tremors while sitting still?
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A 28-year old female asked:
I get involuntary movements when very stressed/frightened /have flashing lights or screens in front of me/had lots caffeine/very lil sleep.what is it?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Who would I see in regards to tics, spasms, and other involuntary movements that are very brief?
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A 29-year old male asked:
Which organ is just below the right side of the rib cage? I feel alot of involuntary movement in that area. No pain however.
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A 44-year old asked:
Involuntary movement of the leg?
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A 47-year old asked:
What is the disease where people have involuntary movement, tics?
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A 70-year old male asked:
involuntary arm movements My arm moves and hits on the head continuously?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Involuntary jaw movement and nerves poping and pain in teeth?
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A 33-year old asked:
Why do I experience involuntary eye movements all of a sudden?
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A 42-year old asked:
Types of involuntary movements from a unconscious comatose patient?
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A 49-year old female asked:
Involuntary movement of head and shoulders just has movement getting worse
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A 48-year old asked:
Can sciatica lead to involuntary toe movement?
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A 20-year old male asked:
Buspar (buspirone) can cause involuntary facial movements? its happening to me since iniciating the treatment a month and can't see my doctor in at least 3 weeks
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A 41-year old asked:
What causes eye involuntary movement?
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A 39-year old female asked:
I noticed that my 33 week old baby shakes her from side to side a lot an involuntary movement. It seems to be getting worse. Should I be concerned?
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A 42-year old asked:
Can eyestrain cause involuntary eye movements?
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A 39-year old asked:
Eyestrain and involuntary eye movement related?
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A 32-year old asked:
How to treat eyestrain and involuntary eye movement?
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A 41-year old asked:
Why do i experience involuntary eye movement twitches?
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A 47-year old asked:
Can a lack of sleep cause involuntary muscle movements?
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A 41-year old asked:
Can eyestrain cause involuntary eye movement?
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A 49-year old female asked:
FM49, could high BP such as 152/92 cause eye to have involuntary movement such as drop or blink.
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A 45-year old asked:
Can eyestrain or fatigue cause involuntary eye movement?
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A 33-year old asked:
Involuntary jerking movements on legs/arms,sometimes it is so bad. Why?
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A 32-year old male asked:
Why am I having involuntary movements on the right side of the nose below right eye. Just happen today for 3 hours now. Like nerves moving on its own.
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