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  2. Blepharospasm - Wikipedia

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    [10] The onset of blepharospasm tends to be during the ages 40–60. [8] [10] [11] The condition is roughly more than twice as frequent among females than males, [7] [8] [11] which may be related to menopause and hormone treatments. [12] [13] In Taiwan, the condition is more frequent among white- than blue-collar workers. [8]

  3. Meige's syndrome - Wikipedia

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    The main symptoms involve involuntary blinking and chin thrusting. Some patients may experience excessive tongue protrusion, squinting, light sensitivity, muddled speech, or uncontrollable contraction of the platysma muscle. Some Meige's patients also have "laryngeal dystonia" (spasms of the larynx). Blepharospasm may lead to embarrassment in ...

  4. Idiopathic craniofacial erythema - Wikipedia

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    Idiopathic craniofacial erythema is a medical condition characterized by uncontrollable and frequently unprovoked facial blushing.. Blushing can occur at any time and is frequently triggered by even mundane events, such as talking to friends, paying for goods in a shop, asking for directions or even simply making eye contact with another person.

  5. Myoclonus - Wikipedia

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    Myoclonus is a brief, involuntary, irregular (lacking rhythm) twitching of a muscle, a joint, or a group of muscles, different from clonus, which is rhythmic or regular.. Myoclonus (myo-"muscle", clonus "spasm") describes a medical sign and, generally, is not a diagnosis of a dis

  6. Torsion dystonia - Wikipedia

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    Torsion dystonia, also known as dystonia musculorum deformans, is a disease characterized by painful muscle contractions resulting in uncontrollable distortions. This specific type of dystonia is frequently found in children, with symptoms starting around the ages of 11 or 12. It commonly begins with contractions in one general area such as an ...

  7. Photosensitive epilepsy - Wikipedia

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    Television has traditionally been the most common source of seizures in PSE. For people with PSE, it is especially hazardous to view television in a dark room, at close range, or when the television is out of adjustment and is showing a rapidly flickering image (as when the horizontal hold is incorrectly adjusted on analog television sets).

  8. A Mysterious Light Has Been Blinking in Space Every 21 ... - AOL

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    A mysterious light has been blinking in space every 21 minutes for 35 years–and scientists have no idea what it is. What could it be?

  9. Convulsion - Wikipedia

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    A convulsion is a medical condition where the body muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in uncontrolled shaking. [1] Because epileptic seizures typically include convulsions, the term convulsion is often used as a synonym for seizure. [1]