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Cramp

MedGen UID:
7749
Concept ID:
C0026821
Sign or Symptom
Synonyms: Cramp, Muscle; Cramp, Muscular; Cramps; Cramps, Muscle; Cramps, Muscular; Muscle Cramp; Muscle Cramps; Muscular Cramp; Muscular Cramps
SNOMED CT: Muscle cramps (55300003); Cramp (55300003); Cramp in muscle (55300003); Muscle cramp (55300003)

Definition

A sustained, sudden and involuntary contraction of a muscle or group of muscles. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Dijkstra JN, Boon E, Kruijt N, Brusse E, Ramdas S, Jungbluth H, van Engelen BGM, Walters J, Voermans NC
Pract Neurol 2023 Feb;23(1):23-34. Epub 2022 Dec 15 doi: 10.1136/pn-2022-003574. PMID: 36522175
Yoshiji H, Nagoshi S, Akahane T, Asaoka Y, Ueno Y, Ogawa K, Kawaguchi T, Kurosaki M, Sakaida I, Shimizu M, Taniai M, Terai S, Nishikawa H, Hiasa Y, Hidaka H, Miwa H, Chayama K, Enomoto N, Shimosegawa T, Takehara T, Koike K
J Gastroenterol 2021 Jul;56(7):593-619. Epub 2021 Jul 7 doi: 10.1007/s00535-021-01788-x. PMID: 34231046Free PMC Article
Swash M, Czesnik D, de Carvalho M
Eur J Neurol 2019 Feb;26(2):214-221. Epub 2018 Sep 19 doi: 10.1111/ene.13799. PMID: 30168894

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Miller KC, McDermott BP, Yeargin SW, Fiol A, Schwellnus MP
J Athl Train 2022 Jan 1;57(1):5-15. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-0696.20. PMID: 34185846Free PMC Article
Garrison SR, Korownyk CS, Kolber MR, Allan GM, Musini VM, Sekhon RK, Dugré N
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2020 Sep 21;9(9):CD009402. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009402.pub3. PMID: 32956536Free PMC Article
Maughan RJ, Shirreffs SM
Sports Med 2019 Dec;49(Suppl 2):115-124. doi: 10.1007/s40279-019-01162-1. PMID: 31696455Free PMC Article
Stahl CM, Frucht SJ
J Neurol 2017 Jul;264(7):1536-1541. Epub 2016 Dec 30 doi: 10.1007/s00415-016-8373-z. PMID: 28039522Free PMC Article
Le Floch A, Vidailhet M, Flamand-Rouvière C, Grabli D, Mayer JM, Gonce M, Broussolle E, Roze E
Mov Disord 2010 Feb 15;25(3):394-7. doi: 10.1002/mds.22968. PMID: 20108363

Diagnosis

Dijkstra JN, Boon E, Kruijt N, Brusse E, Ramdas S, Jungbluth H, van Engelen BGM, Walters J, Voermans NC
Pract Neurol 2023 Feb;23(1):23-34. Epub 2022 Dec 15 doi: 10.1136/pn-2022-003574. PMID: 36522175
Comperat L, Pegat A, Honnorat J, Joubert B
Curr Opin Neurol 2022 Oct 1;35(5):597-603. Epub 2022 Aug 19 doi: 10.1097/WCO.0000000000001104. PMID: 35989569
De Wel B, Claeys KG
Curr Opin Neurol 2021 Oct 1;34(5):714-720. doi: 10.1097/WCO.0000000000000963. PMID: 34914668
Miller TM, Layzer RB
Muscle Nerve 2005 Oct;32(4):431-42. doi: 10.1002/mus.20341. PMID: 15902691
McGee SR
Arch Intern Med 1990 Mar;150(3):511-8. PMID: 2178579

Therapy

Kaufman N, White D, Bull J, Radi R, DeSanto K
Am Fam Physician 2023 Dec;108(6):619-620. PMID: 38215424
Tapper EB, Parikh ND
JAMA 2023 May 9;329(18):1589-1602. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.5997. PMID: 37159031Free PMC Article
Young G
BMJ Clin Evid 2015 May 13;2015 PMID: 25970567Free PMC Article
McGee SR
Arch Intern Med 1990 Mar;150(3):511-8. PMID: 2178579
Layzer RB, Rowland LP
N Engl J Med 1971 Jul 1;285(1):31-40. doi: 10.1056/NEJM197107012850109. PMID: 4327027

Prognosis

Yoshiji H, Nagoshi S, Akahane T, Asaoka Y, Ueno Y, Ogawa K, Kawaguchi T, Kurosaki M, Sakaida I, Shimizu M, Taniai M, Terai S, Nishikawa H, Hiasa Y, Hidaka H, Miwa H, Chayama K, Enomoto N, Shimosegawa T, Takehara T, Koike K
J Gastroenterol 2021 Jul;56(7):593-619. Epub 2021 Jul 7 doi: 10.1007/s00535-021-01788-x. PMID: 34231046Free PMC Article
RECOVERY Collaborative Group
Lancet 2021 May 1;397(10285):1637-1645. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00676-0. PMID: 33933206Free PMC Article
Chiò A, Mora G, Lauria G
Lancet Neurol 2017 Feb;16(2):144-157. Epub 2016 Dec 8 doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(16)30358-1. PMID: 27964824
Fellström BC, Jardine AG, Schmieder RE, Holdaas H, Bannister K, Beutler J, Chae DW, Chevaile A, Cobbe SM, Grönhagen-Riska C, De Lima JJ, Lins R, Mayer G, McMahon AW, Parving HH, Remuzzi G, Samuelsson O, Sonkodi S, Sci D, Süleymanlar G, Tsakiris D, Tesar V, Todorov V, Wiecek A, Wüthrich RP, Gottlow M, Johnsson E, Zannad F; AURORA Study Group
N Engl J Med 2009 Apr 2;360(14):1395-407. Epub 2009 Mar 30 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa0810177. PMID: 19332456
Samaha FJ, Quinlan JG
J Child Neurol 1996 Jan;11(1):13-20. doi: 10.1177/088307389601100103. PMID: 8745379

Clinical prediction guides

Tapper EB, Parikh ND
JAMA 2023 May 9;329(18):1589-1602. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.5997. PMID: 37159031Free PMC Article
Yoshiji H, Nagoshi S, Akahane T, Asaoka Y, Ueno Y, Ogawa K, Kawaguchi T, Kurosaki M, Sakaida I, Shimizu M, Taniai M, Terai S, Nishikawa H, Hiasa Y, Hidaka H, Miwa H, Chayama K, Enomoto N, Shimosegawa T, Takehara T, Koike K
J Gastroenterol 2021 Jul;56(7):593-619. Epub 2021 Jul 7 doi: 10.1007/s00535-021-01788-x. PMID: 34231046Free PMC Article
Qu H, Guo M, Chai H, Wang WT, Gao ZY, Shi DZ
J Am Heart Assoc 2018 Oct 2;7(19):e009835. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.118.009835. PMID: 30371340Free PMC Article
Chiò A, Mora G, Lauria G
Lancet Neurol 2017 Feb;16(2):144-157. Epub 2016 Dec 8 doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(16)30358-1. PMID: 27964824
Cramp F, Byron-Daniel J
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012 Nov 14;11(11):CD006145. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006145.pub3. PMID: 23152233Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Johnson MI, Paley CA, Jones G, Mulvey MR, Wittkopf PG
BMJ Open 2022 Feb 10;12(2):e051073. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051073. PMID: 35144946Free PMC Article
Garrison SR, Korownyk CS, Kolber MR, Allan GM, Musini VM, Sekhon RK, Dugré N
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2020 Sep 21;9(9):CD009402. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009402.pub3. PMID: 32956536Free PMC Article
Ng L, Khan F, Young CA, Galea M
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Jan 10;1(1):CD011776. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011776.pub2. PMID: 28072907Free PMC Article
Young G
BMJ Clin Evid 2015 May 13;2015 PMID: 25970567Free PMC Article
Cramp F, Byron-Daniel J
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012 Nov 14;11(11):CD006145. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006145.pub3. PMID: 23152233Free PMC Article

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