Have Twitching Eye. Can It Lead To A Stroke?

Posted on Sun, 25 Nov 2012

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Sun, 25 Nov 2012 Answered on

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Question : my mother has had eye twitching for 2 weeks now. Can it lead to a stroke?

Answered by Dr. Sudhir (7 minutes later)

Hello,

Thanks for the question.

Eye twitching won't cause stroke.It is due to random stimulation of eyelid muscles and in most cases harmless with no treatment needed.

Hope this answers your question.Please feel free to ask if there are doubts.

Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar