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What Causes Head To Jerk Side To Side?

i am a 17 year old and a Senior in high school, about the early part of my sophomore year, i noticed my head started to jerk side to side, and i thought it was nothing and that it would go away, but it s been 2 years now and it still happens, i dont know what s wrong with me, can you help ?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi,

Neck jerking can be due to spasm of the neck muscles. It can be congenital due to inheritance when you are unable to perform unconscious movements like blinking or smiling, e.g., in Parkinson's disease.

However, in your case it looks like cervical dystonia, occurs due to some pathology in the basal ganglia of the brain. It can be either inherited or acquired.

Visit ER, get physically examined, evaluated. Get some tests & investigations done to get treated at the earliest. It can be treated by medications (Levodopa, diazepam, etc.), physical therapy & stress management.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
     
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Dr. Nupur K,
General & Family Physician
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What Causes Head To Jerk Side To Side?

Hi, Neck jerking can be due to spasm of the neck muscles. It can be congenital due to inheritance when you are unable to perform unconscious movements like blinking or smiling, e.g., in Parkinson s disease. However, in your case it looks like cervical dystonia, occurs due to some pathology in the basal ganglia of the brain. It can be either inherited or acquired. Visit ER, get physically examined, evaluated. Get some tests & investigations done to get treated at the earliest. It can be treated by medications (Levodopa, diazepam, etc.), physical therapy & stress management. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Nupur K, General & Family Physician