In the 'Symptoms - Muscular' section of our in-depth questionnaire we ask the following question about facial twitching:
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Aside from your eyelids, do you suffer from twitching anywhere else on your face - a 'tic'?
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"No / don't know" |
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"Occasional slight twitches" |
Facial twitching |
A symptom |
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"Occasional slight twitches / frequent significant" |
Facial twitching |
A symptom |
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"Frequent significant twitches" |
Severe facial twitching |
A symptom |
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Your answer will affect the likelihoods of the conditions below.
Any answers in green reduce the likelihood of the condition.
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Tourette's Syndrome |
In the case of Tourette's syndrome, a neurological disorder that develops in childhood, the muscle twitches known as tics are part of a complex nervous system disease that later involves involuntary actions, such as shoulder shrugs, shouting, or stamping movements. |
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GLOSSARY
Nervous System
A system in the body that is comprised of the brain, spinal cord, nerves, ganglia and parts of the receptor organs that receive and interpret stimuli and transmit impulses to effector organs.
Syndrome
A medical condition characterized by a collection of related symptoms (what the patient feels) and signs (what a doctor can observe or measure).
Last updated: May 10, 2007
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