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Espasmos de los pies; Espasmos carpopedales; Espasmos de las manos o de los pies
Son contracciones de los músculos de las manos, los dedos pulgares, los pies o los dedos de los pies. Por lo general son breves, pero pueden ser intensos y dolorosos.
Ver también: calambres musculares
Dependiendo de la causa, los siguientes síntomas pueden estar presentes:
Los calambres en las piernas por la noche son comunes en los ancianos.
Los calambres o espasmos en los músculos con frecuencia no tienen una causa clara.
Las posibles causas de los espasmos en las manos o los pies abarcan:
Khoshknabi DS. Muscle spasms. In: Walsh D, Caraceni AT, Fainsinger R, et al, eds. Palliative Medicine. 1st ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2008:chap 168.
Griggs RC, Józefowicz RF, Aminoff MJ. Approach to the patient with neurologic disease. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 418.
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