Muscular Fasciculation: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Muscular Fasciculation

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Type 8

Guam Disease

The symptoms of lower motor neuron disease are muscular weakness, atrophy, fasciculation, cramps, slurred speech (dysarthria), difficulties in swallowing (dysphagia) and difficulties [alzheimer-europe.org]

Pineal Gland Cyst

Abstract Pineal cysts are usually asymptomatic; however, they may rarely cause symptoms such as chronic headache, paroxysmal headache with gaze paresis, postural syncope, loss of consciousness, and sudden death. A 30-year-old woman with no specific medical history except chronic headache was found collapsed in a[…] [doi.org]

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is characterized by persistent fatigue and other specific symptoms that last for a minimum duration of six months. This syndrome presents with a sudden onset of flu-like symptoms with no prior history of severe exhaustion. With the onset of flu-like symptoms, the patient complains of[…] [symptoma.com]

Meningitis

Bacterial infections of the leptomeninges and subarachnoid space, frequently involving the cerebral cortex, cranial nerves, cerebral blood vessels, spinal cord and nerve roots; causative organism varies with age and clinical status (eg, postoperative, immunodeficient, posttraumatic states); clinical manifestations[…] [icd9data.com]

Paraneoplastic Syndrome

We present a patient with opsoclonus and diffuse cerebellar signs who had an anti-Ma2 antibody-associated paraneoplastic syndrome secondary to a sarcomatoid mesothelioma. This case highlights the importance of early tumour detection, instigation of therapeutic measures, and the heterogeneity of underlying[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Arachnoiditis

Arachnoiditis is an inflammatory condition of the arachnoid mater or 'arachnoid', one of the membranes known as meninges that surround and protect the nerves of the central nervous system, including the brain and spinal cord. The arachnoid can become inflamed because of adverse reactions to chemicals, infection[…] [en.wikipedia.org]

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]

Hypoparathyroidism

Hypoparathyroidism NORD gratefully acknowledges Dolores Shoback, MD, Professor of Medicine, UCSF Endocrine Research Unit - 111N, SF - VA Medical Center, for assistance in the preparation of this report. Subdivisions of Hypoparathyroidism acquired hypoparathyroidism autoimmune hypoparathyroidism congenital[…] [rarediseases.org]

Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease

Classic CJD is a human prion disease. It is a neurodegenerative disorder with characteristic clinical and diagnostic features. This disease is rapidly progressive and always fatal. Infection with this disease leads to death usually within 1 year of onset of illness. Important Note: Classic CJD is not related to "mad cow"[…] [web.archive.org]

Rabies

Rabies is a viral disease that causes inflammation of the brain in humans and other mammals. Early symptoms can include fever and tingling at the site of exposure. These symptoms are followed by one or more of the following symptoms: violent movements, uncontrolled excitement, fear of water, an inability to move[…] [en.wikipedia.org]

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]

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]

Myoclonus-Dystonia Syndrome 11

Fulltext (public) There are no public fulltexts available Supplementary Material (public) There is no public supplementary material available Citation Grabowski, M., Zimprich, A., Lorenz-Depiereux, B., Kalscheuer, V., Asmus, F., Gasser, T., et al. (2003). The epsilon-sarcoglycan gene (SGCE), mutated in myoclonus-dystonia[…] [pubman.mpdl.mpg.de]

Spinocerebellar Atrophy

Clinical features include progressive ataxia, DYSARTHRIA, postural instability, nystagmus, eyelid retraction, and facial FASCICULATIONS. [hon.ch]

Type II features ataxia and ocular signs; Type III features MUSCULAR ATROPHY and a sensorimotor neuropathy; and Type IV features extrapyramidal signs combined with a sensorimotor [hon.ch]

Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathy Type 2

SNOMEDCT-BE (disorder) / 715665006 neuropathie motrice distale héréditaire type 1 Autosomal dominant distal juvenile spinal muscular atrophy type 1 SNOMEDCT-BE (disorder) [wordscope.com]

Manifestations include adult-onset proximal neurogenic atrophy, sensory involvement, painful muscle cramps, fasciculations, areflexia, and high SNOMEDCT-BE (disorder) / 715665006 [wordscope.com]

Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathy Type 1A

SNOMEDCT-BE (disorder) / 715665006 neuropathie motrice distale héréditaire type 1 Autosomal dominant distal juvenile spinal muscular atrophy type 1 SNOMEDCT-BE (disorder) [wordscope.com]

Manifestations include adult-onset proximal neurogenic atrophy, sensory involvement, painful muscle cramps, fasciculations, areflexia, and high SNOMEDCT-BE (disorder) / 715665006 [wordscope.com]

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]

Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy

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

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

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]

Food-Borne Botulism

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

Myotonic Syndrome

The muscular pain-fasciculation syndrome. Neurology. 1978 Nov. 28(11):1105-9. [Medline]. Isaacs H. [emedicine.medscape.com]

The muscular pain fasciculation syndrome. Neurology 1978; 28:1105–9. 13. Loscher WN, Wanschitz J, Reiners K, Quasthoff S. [annalsofneurosciences.org]

E., Van Poznak, A., and Plum, F., Generalized muscular stiffness, fasciculations, and myokymia of peripheral nerve origin, Arch. Neurol., 22: 430-439, 1970. [remarkablemedicine.com]

Odontomatosis - Aortae Esophagus Stenosis Syndrome

EMG abnormality Hypercholesterolemia Aspiration Poor head control Apathy Incoordination Spinal muscular atrophy Proximal amyotrophy Urinary incontinence Action tremor Torsion [mendelian.co]

Patients with Melanoma and Dysphagia. may also develop some of the following symptoms: Uncommon Symptoms - Between 30% and 50% cases Clumsiness Foot dorsiflexor weakness Fasciculations [mendelian.co]