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Spasm: Spasm is listed as an alternate name or description for symptom:
Causes of Spasms (Spasm): See detailed list of causes below.
Spasms (medical symptom): Involuntary muscle movements without full control.
Spasms (medical symptom): 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.
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For a medical symptom description of 'Spasm', the following symptom information may be relevant to the symptoms: Spasms (symptom). However, note that other causes of the symptom 'Spasm' may be possible.
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Spasm: Spasm is listed as an alternate name or description for Muscle spasm. For a medical symptom description of 'Spasm', the following disease information may be relevant to the symptoms: Muscle spasm (disease information). However, numerous other possible causes of the symptom may be possible.
Spasm (medical condition): A muscle spasm is a sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle, a group of muscles, or a hollow organ, or a similarly sudden contraction of an orifice.
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