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Benign fasciculations (healthy subjects) |
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1.1 Occasional (Mainly in Forearms, Calves and Thumb). |
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1.2 Caused by Coffee, Stress, Anxiety, Cigarettes. |
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1.3 Strenuous and high intensity exercises . |
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1.4 Benign fasciculations (Isolated and Persistent) - duration for months and | or years. |
| 2 |
Neurogenic disorders resulting from fasciculations |
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2.1 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. |
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2.2 Spinal Muscular atrophies. |
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2.3 Benign monomelic amyotrophy (Hirayama disease). |
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2.4Kennedy Disease |
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2.5 Multifocal Motor Neuropathy |
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2.6 Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis |
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2.7 Radiculopathy |
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2.8 Peripheral Neuropathies |
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2.9 Plexopathy |
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2.10 Syringomyelia |
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2.11Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease |
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2.12 Spinal amyotrophy of upper limbs (distal) |
| 3 |
Fasciculations for metabolic diseases |
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3.1 Thyrotoxicosis |
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3.2 Tetanus |
| 4 |
Fasciculations caused by drug use |
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4.1 Anticholinergic Drugs |
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4.2 ** Use of Steroids (corticoids) |
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4.3 Organophosphates and other insecticides | pesticides (commonly in the acute intoxication). |
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4.4 Lithium |
| 5 |
Fasciculations caused by systemic diseases |
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5.1 Infections, mainly viral. (HIV-1, 2, HTLV-1, syphilis) |
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5.2 Neurosarcoidosis |
