fasciculation
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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 as many as 70% of people experiencing them. They can be benign, or associated with more serious conditions. When no cause or pathology is identified, they are diagnosed as benign fasciculation syndrome.
Key facts
- Medical condition (new).name
- Fasciculation
- Medical condition (new).synonyms
- Muscle twitch
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- Animated image showing involuntary twitching in the upper eyelid of a young adult male
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- Animated image showing involuntary twitching in the upper eyelid of a young adult male
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- Neurology
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Research
3,946 papers- Twitchy about fasciculation.Practical neurology · 2020
- [The cramp-fasciculation-syndrome (CFS)].Fortschritte der Neurologie-Psychiatrie · 2020
- Clinical progression of benign fasciculation syndrome: a systematic literature review.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025
- Fasciculation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: origin and pathophysiological relevance.Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry · 2017
- [Fasciculation potential and ALS diagnosis].Rinsho shinkeigaku = Clinical neurology · 2014
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- C34606
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- purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0001308
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- Epidemiology
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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 as many as 70% of people experiencing them. They can be benign, or associated with more serious conditions. When no cause or pathology is identified, they are diagnosed as benign fasciculation syndrome.
==Diagnosis==