Muscular Fasciculation Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes

Pineal Gland Cyst

Asymptomatic cysts of the pineal gland are found frequently by radiological examination of the brain or at postmortem examination. Symptomatic cysts are rare, and may require surgical intervention. Sudden death due to a cystic lesion of the pineal gland is very rare. A case of a 22 year old man who collapsed and[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Meningitis

Please log in to edit this article. Edit German : Meningitis 1 Definition The spinal cord and brain is covered by a transparent protective fluid called cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and the spinal cord is covered by a thin sheath called meninges. The infection or inflammation of the meninges and the CSF is known as[…] [flexikon.doccheck.com]

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

[…] atrophy weakness clinical fasciculations clumsiness Evaluation Diagnosis dependent on demonstration of both UMN and LMN involvement combination of UMN and LMN in the same [orthobullets.com]

Diseases that may mimic ALS include: Multifocal motor neuropathy, cervical myelopathy with radiculopathy, benign fasciculation syndrome, post-polio syndrome, spinobulbar muscular [med.unc.edu]

Another probable sign is the occurrence of fasciculations after mechanical or thermal stimulation of a muscle. [flexikon.doccheck.com]

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Multifocal Motor Neuropathy

In the first patient the symptoms were slowly progressive with bulbar muscle impairment, generalized weakness, muscular atrophy with cramps and fasciculations. [moh-it.pure.elsevier.com]

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Arachnoiditis

Abstract The diagnostic and therapeutic courses of 68 patients with the discharge diagnosis of spinal arachnoiditis were reviewed. The combination of oil myelography and spinal surgery was the probable cause of arachnoiditis in almost all cases. The clinical presentation featured leg pain (90%), low-back pain (80%),[…] [doi.org]

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Bacterial Meningitis

Mondini dysplasia is rare, but has an important association with recurrent bacterial meningitis. We herein describe the case of a 3-year-old girl with unilateral sensorineural hearing loss who presented with three independent episodes of bacterial meningitis within 8 months. Temporal bone computed tomography indicated[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Type 5

UMLS symptoms related to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Type 5: muscular fasciculation, muscle spasticity, abnormal pyramidal signs, upper motor neuron signs MGI Mouse Phenotypes [malacards.org]

Family history was negative but the clinical features such as slowly progressive muscular weakness and wasting, fasciculation and neurogenic changes on electromyography were [neurologyindia.com]

Generalized fasciculations were observed with no muscular atrophy or muscle weakness. Tendon reflexes were increased with bilateral Jacobson sign. [journals.lww.com]

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Type 7

Family history was negative but the clinical features such as slowly progressive muscular weakness and wasting, fasciculation and neurogenic changes on electromyography were [neurologyindia.com]

Dysphagia, tremors, and rigidity were absent; muscular atrophy, fasciculation, and Hoffmann sign were not documented. [bmcneurol.biomedcentral.com]

[…] age of symptom onset (older than age 40), diffuse, often marked fasciculations, and involvement of bulbar as well as spinal musculature. [bcmj.org]

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Type 3

Family history was negative but the clinical features such as slowly progressive muscular weakness and wasting, fasciculation and neurogenic changes on electromyography were [neurologyindia.com]

Fasciculations and muscle cramps also occur in benign conditions. [ninds.nih.gov]

In whatever part of the body muscular wasting begins, in most patients with ALS, it spreads to the other parts of the body and sooner or later becomes generalized. [neurologyindia.com]

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Type 9

[…] muscle weakness,[14] frontal-temporal dementia,[15] weight loss[16] and cardiovascular consequences.[17] Clinical characteristics of our case include the progression of muscular [nnjournal.net]

Fasciculations and muscle cramps also occur in benign conditions. [ninds.nih.gov]

[…] as first symptoms, which are vital to help for early diagnosis, and understand the natural course the disease progression.[13] Atypical presentations include cramps and fasciculations [nnjournal.net]

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Type 8

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Type 6

Fasciculations and muscle cramps also occur in benign conditions. [ninds.nih.gov]

Neurological disorders such as multiple sclerosis, post-polio syndrome, multifocal motor neuropathy, and spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (Kennedy’s disease) also can mimic [ninds.nih.gov]

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Muscular Fasciculation

Register MUSCULAR FASCICULATION AND REACTIVE MYOTONIA IN POLYNEURITIS - 24 Hours access EUR 36.00 GBP 28.00 USD 45.00 Rental This article is also available for rental through [academic.oup.com]

Reference : Severe muscular fasciculations as an uncommon side-effect due to microdefect of an ex... [orbilu.uni.lu]

Abstract Five cases of a chronic neuromuscular syndrome consisted of muscular aching and sometimes burning pain, fasciculations, cramps, fatigue, and occasional paresthesia [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease

BACKGROUND: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and Hashimoto's encephalopathy often show similar clinical presentation. Among Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease mimics, Hashimoto's encephalopathy is particularly important as it is treatable with corticosteroids. Thus, in cases of middle-aged woman diagnosed with probable[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Type 11

Generalized fasciculations were observed with no muscular atrophy or muscle weakness. Tendon reflexes were increased with bilateral Jacobson sign. [journals.lww.com]

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Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy

Muscular Fasciculations – Twitching of small muscles without purposeful movement that can be seen through the skin. [genpharmservices.com]

Examination revealed gynecomastia, mild facial diplegia with temporal bilateral muscular atrophy, tongue fasciculations, lower extremity hypopallesthesia, muscle wasting and [tremorjournal.org]

The X-linked spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (Kennedy's disease) is a rare X-linked, recessive, lower motor neuron disease, characterized by weakness, atrophy, and fasciculations [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Pentachlorophenol Poisoning

Stiffness of the neck, muscular fasciculations, and convulsions were not observed. Skin rashes or evidences of inflammation or irritation of the skin were not seen. [cdc.gov]

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Tabun Poisoning

Percutaneous absorption of nerve agent typically results in localized sweating caused by direct nicotinic effect on the skin, followed by muscular fasciculations and weakness [emedicine.medscape.com]

Profuse sweating (diaphoresis) and muscular twitching (fasciculations) at the site of contact, nausea, vomiting (emesis), diarrhea, and weakness (malaise). [cdc.gov]

[…] twitching; fasciculations; cramps; generalized weakness, including muscles of respiration, with dyspnoea and cyanosis Principles of medical management Remove the victim from [emro.who.int]

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Acute Amphetamine Intoxication

Musculoskeletal - Fasciculations and rigidity may be noted. Rhabdomyolysis is an important consequence of severe amphetamine poisoning. [inchem.org]

Metabolism - Increased metabolic and muscular activity may result in hyperventilation and hyperthermia. Weight loss is common with chronic use. [inchem.org]

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Soman Poisoning

[…] twitching; fasciculations; cramps; generalized weakness, including muscles of respiration, with dyspnoea and cyanosis Principles of medical management Remove the victim from [emro.who.int]

[…] salivation Increased/excessive lacrimation Bradycardia Slight miosis, occasionally unequal Blurring of vision Frequency; involuntary urination Easy fatigue; mild weakness; muscular [emro.who.int]

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Food-Borne Botulism

Rogers, Medicine [Baltimore] 43:517-545, 1964), and muscular fasciculations, which have been rarely reported. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Spinal Stenosis

Spasticity, enhanced reflexes and pyramidal tract symptoms are characteristics of this disease, while muscular fasciculation is regarded as untypical. [doi.org]

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Narrow Cervical Spinal Canal

Spasticity, enhanced reflexes and pyramidal tract symptoms are characteristics of this disease, while muscular fasciculation is regarded as untypical. [aerzteblatt.de]

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Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Spasticity, enhanced reflexes and pyramidal tract symptoms are characteristics of this disease, while muscular fasciculation is regarded as untypical. [doi.org]

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Demyelinating Disease

Muscle strength & bulk diminishes Respiratory muscles eventually affected progressive muscular atrophy (lower motor neuron mostly) & progressive bulbar palsy & bulbar ALS [quizlet.com]

Dropping objects, difficulty with fine motor tasks Cramping & spasticity of arms & legs Tripping, stumbling or awkwardness Involuntary contractions of individual motor units - fasciculations [quizlet.com]

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Radiculomyelopathy

The main manifestations consisted of musle weakness,muscular atrophy with various degree fasciculations,but without evidence of long tract or peripheral nerve involvement.The [dict.cnki.net]

A report was made focussing on the clinicopathological findings with muscle biopsy in 24 cases of chronic spinal muscular atrophy, of which proximal SMA, distal SMA, scapulo-peroneal [dict.cnki.net]

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Dialysis Disequilibrium Syndrome

[…] twitching fasciculations asterixis confusion delirium (may last several days) Deaths from cerebral edema and herniation have been reported in the past, but are rare with [epilepsy.com]

[…] the patient’s first few dialysis sessions.3 The symptoms of the syndrome include:3 irritability restlessness headache nausea emesis hypertension blurred vision seizures muscular [epilepsy.com]

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Distal Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 4

The main clinical findings are late onset (after 45 years) with proximal weakness, fasciculations, cramps, muscular atrophy, and absent reflexes. [scielo.br]

When anterior horn cells of spinal (not cranial) nerves are affected, as in spinal muscular atrophies, symptoms usually include muscle weakness and atrophy, fasciculations [msdmanuals.com]

X-linked spinobulbar muscular atrophy (Kennedy disease) X-linked spinobulbar atrophy (SBMA) is clinically characterized by adult-onset limb and bulbar weakness, muscular atrophy [emedicine.medscape.com]

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Pallidopyramidal Syndrome

Oculomotor apraxia Hypometric saccades External ophthalmoplegia Drooling Poor head control Spinal muscular atrophy Postural tremor Impaired vibratory sensation Gaze-evoked [mendelian.co]

[…] ataxia Dilated fourth ventricle Retinopathy Ophthalmoplegia Impaired horizontal smooth pursuit Abnormality of eye movement Neurodegeneration Nevus Chorea Limb ataxia Diplopia Fasciculations [mendelian.co]

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Sea Sponge Sting

Symptoms: Entirely dose dependent-can have oral paresthesias, muscular fasciculations then a flaccid type of paralysis occurs. (curare-like). [scuba-doc.com]

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