Disease modifying treatment available:
Time critical diagnosis and management:
Lateralising:
Fasciculations are involuntary muscle contractions that are not sufficently powerful to result in movement across a joint. These contractions are visible but can also be demonstrated on electromyography.
| Subclassifications | Epidemiology | Clinical features |
|---|---|---|
| Peri-oral fasciculations | None | |
| Tongue fasciculations | None |
| Disorder | Clinical features | Associated features | Investigations | Disease modifying treatment available | Time critical |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
Weakness Tongue fasciculations |
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| Benign fasciculation syndrome |