Symptom: Spasms
Spasms:
Involuntary muscle movements without full control.
Introduction:
A spasm is an involuntary movement of a muscle.
Twitches or
tics are examples of small-scale spasms.
A full body spasm is known as a
seizure (or fit).
Fine body shaking or trembling, often in the hands, is known as
tremor .
All involuntary movement needs medical diagnosis.
Detailed cause information for symptom: Spasms:
Possible causes of symptom: Spasms (16
conditions)
Medical conditions causing symptom: Spasms (151 conditions)
Medical conditions causing complication: Spasms (36 conditions)
Medical articles on symptoms: These general medical articles may be of interest:
Types of Spasms:
seizures (119), twitches (9)
Spasms type of: Movement symptoms (231)
Symptoms:
symptom center ,
symptom groups ,
symptom descriptions
Possible causes of symptom: Spasms:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Spasms as a symptom.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
Various types of movements that might be imprecisely called spasms include:
Some possible causes of tics include:
Conditions listing symptoms: Spasms:
The following list of conditions
have 'Spasms' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
A Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis
... seizuresAcute kidney failure
... convulsionsAcute rheumatic fever
... chorea, writhing spasms, Sydenham's choreaAfrican Sleeping sickness
... seizuresAgenesis of the corpus callosum
... seizuresAlcohol Withdrawal
... grand mal seizuresAlexander Syndrome
... seizuresAlpers Syndrome
... seizures, epilepsia partialis continua, intractable seizures, myoclonusAlternating Hemiplegia
... SeizuresAlveolar Hydatid Disease
... epilepsyAmnesic shellfish poisoning
... seizuresAmphetamines
... seizures, tremorAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis
... twitchingAngelman syndrome
... Jerky movementsAnoxia
... Seizures, myoclonic jerksArachnoid Cysts
... seizuresArteriovenous Malformation
... seizuresAsphyxia
... convulsionsB Barbiturate abuse
... seizuresBatten Disease
... seizuresBenzodiazepine abuse
... seizuresBinswanger's Disease
... SeizuresBrain cancer
... seizuresBulimia nervosa
... fitsC Carbon monoxide poisoning
... convulsionsCeliac Disease
... seizuresCerebral hemorrhage
... seizuresCerebral Palsy
... seizures, epilepsy, athetosis (involuntary writhing movements)Chagas disease
... convulsionsChemical pneumonia
... convulsionsChorea
... twitching, whole body spasms, jerky spasmsClassic childhood ALD
... seizuresCocaine
... seizuresColic
... abdominal spasmsConcussion
... convulsionsCongenital SMA with arthrogryposis
... severe contracturesCongenital Toxoplasmosis
... convulsionsConvulsions
... body twitching, head spasms, fits, jerking limbs, body spasms, sleeping after convulsionCorticobasal Degeneration
... myoclonusCraniosynostosis
... SeizuresCreutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
... myoclonusCysticercosis
... SeizuresD Dandy-Walker Syndrome
... convulsionsDementia With Lewy Bodies
... tremorDiabetic hypoglycemia
... seizuresDiGeorge's syndrome
... convulsionsDiverticular Disease
... colon muscle spasmsDupuytren's contracture
... hand contracture, gradually progression hand contractureDystonias
... tremorE East African Trypanosomiasis
... seizuresEclampsia
... convulsionsEcstasy
... convulsionsEncephalitis
... seizuresEncephaloceles
... seizuresEnd-stage renal disease
... seizuresEpilepsy
... grand mal status epilepticus, convulsions, twitches, tics, petit mal seizures, whole body muscle spasm, continuous sequence of seizures, grand mal seizuresF Fahr's Syndrome
... chorea, seizuresFebrile Seizures
... seizures, convulsions, twitches, short seizure duration, urination during the seizureFriedreich's ataxia
... tremorG Gaucher Disease
... seizuresGeneralized anxiety disorder
... twitchingGrand mal seizures
... whole body spasms, jerking musclesGranulomatous amebic encephalitis
... seizuresH Hallervorden-Spatz disease
... seizures, spasticityHeatstroke
... seizuresHigh altitude cerebral edema
... SeizuresHIV/AIDS
... seizuresHoloprosencephaly
... SeizuresHuntington's Disease
... limb spasmsHydranencephaly
... seizures, myoclonusHypocalcemia
... painful muscle spasm of feetHypoglycemia
... seizuresHypoglycemic attack
... seizuresHypoparathyroidism
... painful muscle spasm of feetI Incontinentia Pigmenti
... seizuresInfantile Spasms
... myoclonic seizuresJ Japanese encephalitis
... occasional convulsions (especially in infants)Joubert Syndrome
... seizuresK Kidney failure
... seizuresKrabbé Disease
... myoclonic seizures, spasticityL Landau-Kleffner Syndrome
... seizuresLead poisoning
... convulsionsLeukemia
... seizuresListeriosis
... convulsionsLupus
... seizuresM Machado-Joseph Disease
... spasticityMegalencephaly
... seizures, convulsive disorders, intractable seizuresMelioidosis
... seizuresMeningioma
... seizuresMeningitis
... Seizures, convulsionsMeningococcal disease
... SeizuresMenkes Disease
... seizures, convulsionsMetachromatic Leukodystrophy
... seizures, convulsions, tremorMicrocephaly
... ConvulsionsMitochondrial diseases
... seizuresMoyamoya Disease
... seizuresN Naegleria
... seizuresNeonatal ALD
... seizuresNeurocysticercosis
... SeizuresNeurofibromatosis-1
... epilepsyNeuronal Migration Disorders
... seizuresNocardiosis
... seizuresO Ohtahara Syndrome
... seizuresOligodendroglioma
... seizuresOpsoclonus Myoclonus
... myoclonusP Parry Romberg Syndrome
... seizuresPelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
... convulsions, tremor, spasticityPernicious anemia
... spasticityPneumonia
... convulsionsPolyarteritis nodosa
... seizuresPorencephaly
... seizures, epilepsy, spastic contracturesPorphyria
... seizuresPrimary Lateral Sclerosis
... spasticityPrion diseases
... myoclonusProgressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy
... seizuresPulmonary embolism
... seizuresR Rabies
... ConvulsionsRamsay Hunt Syndrome Type 2
... seizures, epilepsy, tremor, myoclonusRasmussen's Encephalitis
... severe seizuresRett's syndrome
... seizuresReye's Syndrome
... convulsionsRheumatic fever
... chorea, writhing spasms, Sydenham's choreaRift Valley Fever
... seizuresS Sandhoff Disease
... seizures, myoclonusSchilder's Disease
... seizuresSchistosomiasis
... seizuresSchizencephaly
... seizuresSepto-Optic Dysplasia
... SeizuresShaken Baby Syndrome
... convulsionsStiff-Person Syndrome
... constant painful contractionsStroke
... convulsionsSturge-Weber Syndrome
... seizuresSubacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis
... seizuresSubarachnoid hemorrhage
... fits, convulsionsSubdural hematoma
... seizuresSyphilis
... seizuresT Tetanus
... seizures, glottal spasmTics
... tics, twitchesTodd's Paralysis
... seizureTourette Syndrome
... tics, repeated involuntary movementsToxocariasis
... ConvulsionsToxoplasmosis
... tremorTraumatic Brain Injury
... seizuresTuberous sclerosis
... seizuresV Variant CJD
... spasms, spasticityViral meningitis
... SeizuresW West African Trypanosomiasis
... seizuresWhooping Cough
... ConvulsionsWilson's Disease
... tremorY Yellow fever
... convulsionsZ Zellweger Syndrome
... seizures
Conditions listing complications: Spasms:
The following list of conditions
have 'Spasms' or similar
listed as a complication in our database.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear,
and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
A Acute rheumatic fever
... choreaAmnesic shellfish poisoning
... seizuresAmphetamines
... seizuresAngelman syndrome
... Jerky movements, EpilepsyAnoxia
... persistent myoclonusAutism
... epilepsyB Batten Disease
... worsening seizuresBinswanger's Disease
... seizuresC Campylobacter food poisoning
... febrile convulsionsCeliac Disease
... SeizuresCocaine
... seizuresConcussion
... epilepsyD Down Syndrome
... SeizuresE Ehrlichiosis
... seizuresEnd-stage renal disease
... seizuresF Febrile Seizures
... EpilepsyFlu
... Febrile convulsionsFungal meningitis
... seizuresI Infant Cytomegalic virus
... epilepsyJ Japanese encephalitis
... seizuresK Kidney failure
... seizuresL Lead poisoning
... fits (convulsions)Lupus
... seizuresM Marijuana
... SeizuresMeningitis
... epilepsyP Porphyria
... seizuresPreeclampsia
... convulsionsPulmonary hypertension
... convulsionsR Rett's syndrome
... seizuresRheumatic fever
... choreaRoseola infantum
... convulsions, febrile convulsionsS Sandhoff Disease
... seizures, myoclonusU Uremia
... seizuresV Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
... seizuresW Whooping Cough
... seizuresY Yellow fever
... convulsions
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