ReviewNeurology international2014
Another Perspective on Fasciculations: When is it not Caused by the Classic form of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or Progressive Spinal Atrophy?
Review in Neurology international, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05718011 (Comparison of Prophylactic Use of Dexmedetomidine and Ketamine for Prevention of Shivering After Spinal Anesthesia), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers.
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Comparison of Prophylactic Use of Dexmedetomidine and Ketamine for Prevention of Shivering After Spinal Anesthesia
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- The use of high-density surface electromyography in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a scoping review.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Fasciculation distribution in a healthy population assessed with diffusion tensor imaging.Physiological reports · 2025Article
- Cramp-Fasciculation Syndrome Associated with Natural and Added Chemicals in Popular Food Items.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Benign fasciculation syndrome and migraine aura without headache as possible adverse events after BNT162b2 mRNA vaccination: a web-based survey.Croatian medical journal · 2023Article
- A Case Report on a Young Male Taking Methylphenidate With Fasciculations and Dysphagia: Correlation or Causation?Cureus · 2022Article
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- Biological networks and complexity in early-onset motor neuron diseases.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Cerebellar degeneration in adult spinal muscular atrophy patients.Journal of neurology · 2020Article
- Accurate interpretation of fasciculation frequency in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis hinges on both muscle type and stage of disease.Brain communications · 2020Article
- Citalopram-induced dyskinesia of the tongue: a video presentation.BMJ case reports · 2016Article
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Abstract
Fasciculations are visible, fine and fast, sometimes vermicular contractions of fine muscle fibers that occur spontaneously and intermittently. The aim of this article is to discuss the main causes for fasciculations and their pathophysiology in different sites of the central/peripheral injury and in particular to disprove that the presence of this finding in the neurological examination is indicative of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Undoubtedly, most fasciculations have a distal origin in the motor nerve both in normal subjects and in patients with motor neuron disease. Most of them spread to other dendritic spines often producing an antidromic impulse in the main axon. The clinical and neurophysiological diagnosis must be thorough. It may often take long to record fasciculations with electroneuromyography. In other cases, temporal monitoring is necessary before the diagnosis. The treatment, which may be adequate in some cases, is not always necessary.
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