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Fasciculations 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.
What we've learned from patients who report Fasciculations
Symptom severities
|
Severe
|
232 |  |
|---|---|---|
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Moderate
|
990 |  |
|
Mild
|
1,198 |  |
|
None
|
453 |  |
What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Fasciculations
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baclofen | 27 |  |
|
| Clonazepam | 10 | |
|
| Gabapentin | 9 | |
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| Riluzole | 8 | |
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| Magnesium | 6 | |
|
| Avoid Caffeine | 5 | |
|
| Neurontin | 5 | |
|
| Acupuncture | 5 | |
|
| Klonopin | 5 | |
|
| Diazepam | 4 | |
|
| Valium | 4 | |
|
| Tizanidine HCl | 3 | |
|
| Quinine | 2 | |
|
| Creatine Monohydrate | 2 | |
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| Zanaflex | 2 | |
|
| Lyrica | 2 | |
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| Ativan | 2 | |
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| Mirapex | 2 | |
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| Carisoprodol | 2 | |
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| Pneumococcal Vaccine | 2 | |
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| Requip | 2 | |
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| CoQ10 (CoEnzyme Q10) | 2 | |
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| Occupational therapy | 1 | |
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| Pseudoephedrine | 1 | |
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| Ankle Foot Orthosis AFO | 1 | |
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| Nuedexta | 1 | |
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| Tissue Salt - Mag phos | 1 | |
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| Calcium | 1 | |
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| Lamictal | 1 | |
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| Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) | 1 | |
Report created on May 27, 2012.