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Could Muscle Jerking Be Caused Due To Seizures?

Hi, I m 45 years old with SLE which includes multiple organ involvement. One of which is CNS vasculitis. I had a grand mal seizure in June and when I woke up I had paticia (sorry for the spelling) and I have no idea how long I was out. There was about a 12 hour period when my husband couldn t get hold of me. Since then, my memory is much, much worse, I have muscle jerking (not tremors) and more confusion. I ve had an MRI with contrast this week, but not seeing my neuro for a couple of weeks. Does this sound like I ve damaged my brain? I already have one lesion. But, I forgot to tell my doc about the muscle jerking. Could this be from the seizure or something else?
Tue, 24 May 2016
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hi,

thank-you for providing the brief history of you.

As the muscle jerking can be clonus and this is an involuntary uncontrolled movements happening in muscles due to abnormal signalling from the brain. This symptoms is not a seizure.

Also, as you have a neurological issue I will advice to have a discussion with your physician as physical therapy is helpful to regain the motor functions back with the help of physical therapy.

In my clinical practice most Neurological cases are referred to physical therapy for motor control and muscle retraining.

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Jay Indravadan Patel
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Could Muscle Jerking Be Caused Due To Seizures?

hi, thank-you for providing the brief history of you. As the muscle jerking can be clonus and this is an involuntary uncontrolled movements happening in muscles due to abnormal signalling from the brain. This symptoms is not a seizure. Also, as you have a neurological issue I will advice to have a discussion with your physician as physical therapy is helpful to regain the motor functions back with the help of physical therapy. In my clinical practice most Neurological cases are referred to physical therapy for motor control and muscle retraining. Regards Jay Indravadan Patel