Infectious agents can cause muscle twitching and spasms, too. The most commonly known is probably tetanus, which causes a phenomenon called lockjaw, where the neck and jaw muscles contract to the ...

Sitting at your desk, a muscle in your leg palpitates quickly. Or a muscle under your eye flutters. These sudden twitches, known as fasciculation, occur commonly and seem random. But are these spasms ...

It only takes one ill-timed leg twitch to jerk you right from the precipice of a deep slumber. Sometimes it's only a little ...

Scientists have linked certain genes to restless legs syndrome, suggesting the twitching condition described as “jimmy legs” in a “Seinfeld” episode is biologically based and not an imaginary disorder ...

Actor Kevin Dobson reveals long battle with Restless Legs Syndrome. April 5, 2011— -- Nearly a decade ago, television and movie actor Kevin Dobson, now 68, took on a new role in a play. The job, ...

ATLANTA — Scientists have linked certain genes to restless legs syndrome, suggesting the twitching condition described as "jimmy legs" in a Seinfeld episode is biologically based and not an imaginary ...

Q: I am a relatively healthy 76-year-old woman. I take some blood pressure and cholesterol pills and one baby aspirin every day. I live with my husband and help my daughter with her kids a few times a ...

Muscle twitches fall into two main types. There’s myoclonus, where a whole muscle or group of muscles twitch or spasm. Then ...