Are muscle spasms the same as seizures?Is a myoclonic jerk a seizure? – Dr.Anil R



Muscle spasms occur because of a sudden contraction of a muscle or a group of muscles no muscle spasm and seizure are not …

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  1. Mine are only in bed with one foot involved, a awful sensation and I’m fully awake, makes it difficult to get to sleep. Labs are fine, mr doctor seems to think neuropathy but I’m not sure about that. I’m not diabetic

  2. My daughter was diagnosed with Epilepsy. The neurologist was very confident about the diagnosis based, my Daughter had an EEG (no idea if it showed anything; we were tired and may have misunderstood what he said about that). MRI was negative for problems. For the past 4 months or so, I have seen weekly occurrences, making strange faces (this involved cheek twitching and lip quivering). We did not realize it could be a serious problem until she had an obvious seizure (simple partial) last week. What is troubling about my daughter condition is that we have seen many daytime seizures, and that recently the seizures seem to cluster together. No idea if there are seizures occurring at night. We were given a prescription for Kapra, but are still weighing the risk / rewards of giving the medication to a toddler. After returning from the hospital, my daughter experienced a round a vomiting lasting from 3 AM to 11 AM, followed by additional vomiting the following morning at around 2 AM. Nothing sense then. She has not had an appetite, is drinking fine, and otherwise appears healthy. I read a lot of blogs where people who shared their testimonies kept mentioning Anti-seizure Herbal medication. I searched for a website I just followed the email address of Doctor Patrick that was shared on these testimonies; I got lucky when I got a reply from Dr. Patrick. I followed his instruction, used Herbal Medicine in less than 2 months, my daughter seizures reduced drastically. Within a period of 5 months, my daughter was cured. I went back to my neurologist, where my daughter checked up and marked epilepsy free. If you need his help you can Contact this herbal doctor via his email herbalmedicalhome@gmail.com and WhatsApp connection is +2348102558553 for help..

  3. Doctors do not always seem to be in agreement about myoclonic jerks. My dog has two to four episodes of myoclonic jerks each day. Each episode lasts from 15 minutes to an hour. The dog is clearly suffering during the episodes. One vet said this should not be regarded as a form of epilespy. Two other vets said it should be considered a form of epilepsy. The treatment for repeated myoclonic jerk episodes, is to take epilepsy medication. So I think that answers the question right there: a patient suffering from repeated myoclonic jerk episodes, should consider their condition to be a type of epilepsy. My dog was put on Keppra. Note that Keppra wears off quickly so if you are put on two doses a day you might wish to ask if the doses can be split up to 3 doses a day instead. Also be aware that any medication that works at the beginning, might lose efficacy months or years later, at which time adjustments would become necessary. My dog's Keppra dose has had to be increased over time. I extend sympathy to anyone who is suffering with this condition.

  4. Doctor can you tell me what kind of myoclonus do I have ??
    When I am nervous and start running or walking, I get sudden muscle movements involuntarily and that embarrasses me…Please give me some information as I can't make out simply from the internet if I have such problem, only you can understand the symptoms , please tick a like so I get notification that you replied…
    Thankyou sir..

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