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    A fasciculation, or muscle twitch, is a spontaneous, involuntary muscle contraction and relaxation, involving fine muscle fibers. They are common, with...
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    Benign fasciculation syndrome (BFS) is characterized by fasciculation (twitching) of voluntary muscles in the body. The twitching can occur in any voluntary...
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  • Cramp fasciculation syndrome (CFS) is a rare peripheral nerve hyperexcitability disorder. It is more severe than the related (and common) disorder known...
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  • and less severe syndromes in the spectrum are cramp fasciculation syndrome and benign fasciculation syndrome. NMT can have both hereditary and acquired...
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  • "wave". Blepharospasm Carnitine palmitoyltransferase II deficiency Fasciculation Myoclonic jerk (myoclonus) Walton, C.; Kalmar, J. M; Cafarelli, E (18...
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    the lower motor neuron typically causes weakness, muscle atrophy, and fasciculations. Classical, or classic ALS, involves degeneration to both the upper...
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  • people perceive loud imagined noises when falling asleep or waking up Fasciculation – Spontaneous, involuntary muscle twitch Hypnagogia – State of consciousness...
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  • brain, hypoxia, may result in posthypoxic myoclonus. People with benign fasciculation syndrome can often experience myoclonic jerking of limbs, fingers and...
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    levels are associated with metabolic syndrome, diabetes mellitus type 2, fasciculation, and hypertension. Intravenous magnesium is recommended by the ACC/AHA/ESC...
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    involvement.  The disease causes progressive muscle loss with weakness, fasciculations, and cramps.  Weakness of the bulbar muscles follows causing difficulties...
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  • contraction Convulsion, rapid and repeated muscle contraction and relaxation Fasciculation, a small, local, involuntary muscle contraction Myoclonic twitch, a...
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    or "multiple mononeuropathy". Neuropathy may cause painful cramps, fasciculations (fine muscle twitching), muscle loss, bone degeneration, and changes...
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    symptoms of anxiety may include: Neurological, as headache, paresthesias, fasciculations, vertigo, or presyncope. Digestive, as abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea...
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    fasciculins, which are anticholinesterase inhibitors that cause muscle fasciculation. Another prominent component is a group of proteins known as dendrotoxins;...
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  • disorder: akathisia athetosis ballismus blepharospasm chorea dystonia fasciculation muscle cramps (R25.2) myoclonus opsoclonus tic tremor flapping tremor...
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    (shortness of breath), difficulty handling saliva, an absent gag reflex, fasciculations (muscle twitches), ataxia (impaired voluntary movement), vertigo, drowsiness...
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  • intermediate neurons and filopodia. Glial cells also participate in the fasciculation and defasciculation of axons, which are essential in shaping the pathways...
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  • form of hyperexcitability). Unlike small spontaneous twitches known as fasciculations (usually caused by lower motor neuron pathology), clonus causes large...
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    culminating in severe hypotension, lacrimation, salivation, skeletal muscle fasciculation and death. Delta-Atracotoxin is an ion channel inhibitor which makes...
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  • because of the similarity in the clinical picture, especially if muscle fasciculations are present. MMN is thought to be autoimmune. It was first described...
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    loss Mild to moderate aphasia Mood swings Muscular spasms, cramps, or fasciculations Nightmares Obsessive–compulsive symptoms Paraesthesia Paranoia Perspiration...
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  • eukaryotic proteins thought to be involved in axonal outgrowth and fasciculation. The N-terminal regions of these sequences are less conserved than the...
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    importance of polyamine site in NMDA receptors for neurite outgrowth and fasciculation at early stages of P19 neuronal differentiation". Experimental Cell...
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  • Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome Behcet's syndrome Behr syndrome Benedikt syndrome Benign fasciculation syndrome Benjamin syndrome Benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome Berdon...
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  • The fingers can move as if playing the piano. There may be tongue fasciculations ("bag of worms") and motor impersistence, for example, the "milkmaid...
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    FAS1 and FAS2 Fasciculins are so called because they cause intense fasciculation in muscle fascicles of susceptible organisms, such as the preferred...
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    sialorrhea, paresthesia, ptosis, weakness, blurred vision, paralysis, fasciculation and diplopia. However recent studies on the bites of the Texas coral...
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    incidence) adverse effects include weakness, confusion, dizziness, fasciculations (muscle twitches), peripheral edema (swelling, usually of the lower...
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  • the patient to say aah). muscle atrophy, such as tongue atrophy with fasciculations. nasal speech lacking in modulation and difficulty with all consonants...
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    by using only abdominal muscles for respiration) in severe SMA type Fasciculations (twitching) of the tongue Difficulty sucking or swallowing, poor feeding...
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