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Fasciculations

Fasciculations: Introduction

Fasciculations: A small localized involuntary muscular contractions. See free access online books about Fasciculations below. See detailed information below for a list of 13 causes of Fasciculations, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Fasciculations:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Fasciculations. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

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Fasciculations: Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Fasciculations, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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Fasciculations Treatments

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Causes of General Symptom Types

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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Fasciculations

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Diagnostic Guides for Fasciculations

Medical Books Excerpts Read excertps from published book sections related to Fasciculations from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Fasciculations. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Fasciculations

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  • Fasciculations
  • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
 

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Fasciculations: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Misdiagnosis and Fasciculations

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Home Diagnostic Testing and Fasciculations

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Detailed list of causes of Fasciculations

The list below shows some of the causes of Fasciculations mentioned in various sources:

See full list of 13 causes of Fasciculations

How Common are these Causes of Fasciculations?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Fasciculations. Of the 13 causes of Fasciculations that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

  • 0 causes are "very common" diseases
  • 0 causes are "common" diseases
  • 0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
  • 0 causes are "rare" diseases
  • 1 causes are "very rare" diseases
  • 12 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 13 causes of Fasciculations

Conditions listing symptoms: Fasciculations:

The following list of conditions have 'Fasciculations' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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  • Adult SMA ... fasciculations

    D

  • Donepezil toxicity ... fasciculations

    M

  • Multifocal motor neuropathy ... Fasciculations

    N

  • Neuropathy ... fasciculations

    P

  • Peripheral neuropathy ... fasciculations

    S

  • Spinal Muscular Atrophy ... fasciculations

    T

  • Tacrine toxicity ... fasciculations

    W

  • Welander distal myopathy, Swedish type ... Fasciculations

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  • Classifications of Fasciculations:

    Medical Conditions associated with Fasciculations:

    Muscle spasms (1689 causes), Seizures (2041 causes), Muscle symptoms (4254 causes), Movement symptoms (2556 causes), Spasms (1848 causes)

    Symptoms related to Fasciculations:

    Muscle spasms (1689 causes), Muscle tics, Muscle symptoms (4254 causes), Spasm (1848 causes), Seizures (2041 causes), Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Bulbar palsy, Pesticide poisoning, Spinal paralytic poliomyelitis, Spinal cord tumors

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