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  2. Blepharospasm - Wikipedia

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    The word blepharospasm is derived from the Greek: βλέφαρον / blepharon, eyelid, and σπασμός / spasmos, spasm, an uncontrolled muscle contraction. The condition should be distinguished from the more common, and milder, involuntary quivering of an eyelid, known as myokymia or fasciculation.

  3. Benign fasciculation syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Benign fasciculation syndrome (BFS) is characterized by fasciculation (twitching) of voluntary muscles in the body. [1] The twitching can occur in any voluntary muscle group but is most common in the eyelids, arms, hands, fingers, legs, and feet. The tongue can also be affected. The twitching may be occasional to continuous. [2]

  4. Meige's syndrome - Wikipedia

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    The Greek word blepharon means "eyelid". Spasm means "uncontrolled muscle contraction". The term blepharospasm ['blef-a-ro-spaz-m] can be applied to any abnormal blinking or eyelid tic or twitch resulting from any cause, ranging from dry eyes to Tourette's syndrome to tardive dyskinesia. The blepharospasm referred to here is officially called ...

  5. Podcast revisits 'mass hysteria' outbreak of tics and spasms ...

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    Many people can relate on a smaller scale, having experienced a stress-induced eyelid twitch or lip quiver. There is no detectable neurological misfire. With one person it is "conversion disorder."

  6. Huh? If Your Right Eye Is Twitching, There Could Be a ... - AOL

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    The twitching of the right eye could be seen as a heightened sensitivity to energies and a potential awakening of one's intuition. Some believe that it signifies an opening of the third eye.

  7. Tic - Wikipedia

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    Motor tics are movement-based tics affecting discrete muscle groups. [4]Phonic tics are involuntary sounds produced by moving air through the nose, mouth, or throat. They may be alternately referred to as verbal tics or vocal tics, but most diagnosticians prefer the term phonic tics to reflect the notion that the vocal cords are not involved in all tics that produce sound.

  8. Myokymia - Wikipedia

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    Myokymia is an involuntary, spontaneous, localized quivering of a few muscles, or bundles within a muscle, but which are insufficient to move a joint. One type is superior oblique myokymia. Myokymia is commonly used to describe an involuntary eyelid muscle contraction, typically involving the lower eyelid or less often the upper eyelid. It ...

  9. 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 disease .

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