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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
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| 21 | 1% |
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| 12 | 1% |
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| 8 | 0% |
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Report created on November 20, 2009.