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What Causes Hand Seizing While Writing?

hi. i am 21 yr old student. had an exam toda, and was writng the paper at quite some speed. all of a sudden, my hand(left hand-i am left handed) began to seize. it continued for quite sometime, and the seizing wud be fr just some seconds. . i thn slowed down my speed. and it kinda stopped. even now , asi was typing this query, and was typing fast, the same happened.

posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014

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Thu, 20 Feb 2020 Answered on

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Cardiologist, Dr. Ilir Sharka's Response

Hello,

Your symptoms could be related to writers cramp. A seizure can not be excluded either or anxiety. For this reason, I would recommend trying to video register these episodes when happen and show them to a neurologist. Some tests may be needed:
- An EEG
- Complete blood count
- Blood electrolytes
- Vitamin D plasma levels for possible deficiency.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist

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What Causes Hand Seizing While Writing?

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