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Muscle spasm

Muscle spasm: Contents
  1. Muscle spasm: Introduction
  2. Causes (28 conditions)
  3. Types
  4. Misdiagnosis
  5. Home Diagnostic Testing
  6. Diagnostic Guides (Online)
  7. Treatments
  8. Symptom Checker
  9. Drug interaction causes (10 listings)
  10. Videos
  11. Classifications

Muscle spasm: Introduction

Muscle spasm: The occurrence of a sudden prolonged and uncontrolled contraction of a muscle. See free access online books about Muscle spasm below. See detailed information below for a list of 28 causes of Muscle spasm, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Muscle spasm

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Causes of Types of Muscle spasm:

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Muscle spasm: Symptom Checker

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Muscle spasm Treatments

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Causes of General Symptom Types

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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Muscle spasm

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Diagnostic Guides for Muscle spasm

Medical Books Excerpts Read excertps from published book sections related to Muscle spasm from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Muscle spasm. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Muscle spasm

Medical Books Excerpts
  • TREMOR
  • "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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  • Chorea
  • "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms" (2004)
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  • Tremor
  • "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms" (2004)
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  • Chorea
  • "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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  • CHOREA
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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  • MYOCLONUS
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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  • Myoclonus
  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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  • Tremors
  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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  • Seizures
  • "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
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  • Tremor
  • "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
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  • Myoclonus
  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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  • Tremors
  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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  • Seizures
  • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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  • Tremor
  • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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  • Seizures
  • "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis" (2007)
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  • Fasciculations
  • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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  • Myoclonus
  • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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  • Muscle spasms
  • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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  • Chorea
  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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  • Myoclonus
  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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  • Tremors
  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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  • Seizures
  • "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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  • Myoclonus
  • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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  • Tremors
  • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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  • CHOREA
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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  • MYOCLONUS
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Muscle spasm: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Misdiagnosis and Muscle spasm

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Home Diagnostic Testing and Muscle spasm

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Drug interactions causing Muscle spasm:

When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react causing Muscle spasm as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

  • Venlafaxine and monoamine oxidase inhibitor antidepressant interaction
  • Effexor and monoamine oxidase inhibitor antidepressant interaction
  • Effexor XR and monoamine oxidase inhibitor antidepressant interaction
  • Phenelzine and SSRI antidepressant interaction
  • Nardil and SSRI antidepressant interaction
  • Parnate and SSRI antidepressant interaction
  • Nefazodone and monoamine oxidase inhibitor antidepressant interaction
  • more interactions...»

See full list of 10 drug interactions causing Muscle spasm

Definitions of Muscle spasm:

Muscle spasm: SYN: spasm.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

A painful and involuntary muscular contraction
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)

Detailed list of causes of Muscle spasm

The list below shows some of the causes of Muscle spasm mentioned in various sources:

See full list of 28 causes of Muscle spasm

How Common are these Causes of Muscle spasm?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Muscle spasm. Of the 28 causes of Muscle spasm that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

  • 1 causes are "very common" diseases
  • 1 causes are "common" diseases
  • 1 causes are "uncommon" diseases
  • 1 causes are "rare" diseases
  • 1 causes are "very rare" diseases
  • 24 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 28 causes of Muscle spasm

Conditions listing symptoms: Muscle spasm:

The following list of conditions have 'Muscle spasm' 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

  • Anemia, sideroblastic spinocerebellar ataxia ... clonus

    B

  • Barakat syndrome ... muscle spasm
  • Brown-Sequard Syndrome ... clonus

    C

  • Camurati Engelmann disease, type 2 ... muscle spasm
  • Chemical poisoning - 5,-Methoxy-N,N-Diisopropyltryptamine ... muscle spasm
  • Chemical poisoning - Helium ... clonus

    D

  • Demyelinating disorder ... Clonus

    E

  • Electrolyte abnormality ... muscle spasm
  • Eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome ... muscle spasm

    O

  • Osteomyelitis ... muscle spasm

    S

  • Slowly Progressive Bokhoror ... clonus
  • Slowly Progressive VE ... clonus
  • Slowly Progressive Viliuisk Encephalitis ... clonus
  • Slowly Progressive Viliuisk Encephalomyelitis ... clonus
  • Slowly Progressive Vilyuisk Encephalitis ... clonus
  • Slowly Progressive Vilyuisk Encephalomyelitis ... clonus
  • Spastic disorders ... muscle spasm
  • Spondylosis ... muscle spasms around the spine
  • Strain ... muscle spasm

    T

  • Tetanus ... back muscle spasm

    W

  • Wolfram's disease ... Clonus
  • Wolman syndrome ... clonus

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    • Causes of Muscle spasm Based on Risk Factors

    This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Muscle spasm based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:

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  • Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?

    Classifications of Muscle spasm:

    Subtypes of Muscle spasm:

    Calf spasm, Shin spasm, Upper arm spasm, Clonus (12 causes)

    Medical Conditions associated with Muscle spasm:

    Muscle spasms (1689 causes), Muscle symptoms (4254 causes), Seizures (2041 causes), Movement symptoms (2556 causes), Spasms (1848 causes)

    Symptoms related to Muscle spasm:

    Muscle spasms (1689 causes), Muscle tone symptoms, Paralysis (335 causes), Seizures (2041 causes), Anemia (704 causes), Sideroblastic spinocerebellar ataxia, Barakat syndrome, Brown-Sequard Syndrome, Chemical poisoning, -Methoxy-N, N-Diisopropyltryptamine, Calf spasm, Shin spasm, Upper arm spasm, Clonus (12 causes)

    Medical articles on signs and symptoms:

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    Evidence Based Medicine Research for Muscle spasm

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