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Fasciculations Symptom Report
A fasciculation (or "muscle twitch") is a small, local, involuntary muscle contraction visible under the skin arising from the spontaneous discharge of a bundle of skeletal muscle fibres. Fasciculations have a variety of causes, mostly benign, but can also be due to disease of the motor neurons.
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Symptom Severities
Treatments Patients Take For Fasciculations
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baclofen | 21 | 1% |  |
| Clonazepam | 12 | 1% | |
| Gabapentin | 8 | 0% | |
| Magnesium | 8 | 0% | |
| Diazepam | 6 | 0% | |
| Quinine | 5 | 0% | |
| Riluzole | 5 | 0% | |
| Tizanidine HCl | 3 | 0% | |
| Acupuncture | 2 | 0% | |
| Augmentative Speech Device | 2 | 0% | |
| Avoid Caffeine | 2 | 0% | |
| Pneumonia Vaccine | 2 | 0% | |
| Ropinirole | 2 | 0% | |
| Water | 2 | 0% | |
| Alpha Lipoic Acid | 1 | 0% | |
| Beta Carotene | 1 | 0% | |
| Biosym EPA-GLA+ | 1 | 0% | |
| Calcium | 1 | 0% | |
| Cal-Mag Citramate | 1 | 0% | |
| Carisoprodol | 1 | 0% | |
| CoQ10 Coenzyme Q10 | 1 | 0% | |
| Creatine Monohydrate | 1 | 0% | |
| Epanutin caps | 1 | 0% | |
| Evening Primrose Oil | 1 | 0% | |
| Ibuprofen | 1 | 0% | |
| Occupational therapy | 1 | 0% | |
| Omega 3 Fish Oil | 1 | 0% | |
| Potassium | 1 | 0% | |
| Pramipexole | 1 | 0% | |
| Pregabalin | 1 | 0% | |
| Speech / Language Therapy | 1 | 0% | |
| Tissue Salt - Mag phos | 1 | 0% | |
| Trehalose | 1 | 0% | |
| Vitamin E | 1 | 0% | |
Report created on November 07, 2009.