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I'm thirty. Since I was a kid, I've had emotionally-triggered arm and leg spasms. Usually, they're triggered by emotional outrage, but occasionally other strong emotions. It's not a serious problem, because I keep track of my emotional state. I'd like to know, though, if there's a name for this, or is it just generic quirky wiring?

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Age: 30; Male

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Hello,
Yes, there is a name for this and its called "Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy" and its a form of seizure or epilepsy. The links below discuss it futher detail.


http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/about/types/syndromes/juvenilemyoclonic.cfm

http://www.epilepsy.com/epilepsy/epilepsy_juvenilemyoclonic

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