{"id":3861,"date":"2020-06-03T11:20:54","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T18:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/up.physicaldiagnosispdx.com\/up\/?page_id=3861"},"modified":"2020-10-29T21:22:35","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T04:22:35","slug":"3861-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/up.physicaldiagnosispdx.com\/up\/neurology-m\/3861-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Fasciculations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1592020920292{background-color: #fff9f9 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">These are subtle, subcutaneous movements that represent contractions of a motor unit, seen in LMN disease (especially those involving anterior horn cells), but can be entirely benign.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In LMN lesions they are thought to represent the repetitive discharges of dying motor units.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Myokymia is the state of nearly continuous fasciculations causing a rippling appearance, associated with demyelinating diseases such as Guillain-Barre and MS.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1658\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1658\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/up.physicaldiagnosispdx.com\/up\/neurology\/neurology-t\/#Lower_motor_neuron_signs\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1658 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/up.physicaldiagnosispdx.com\/up\/wp-content\/uploads\/iconfinder_3_1250308-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/up.physicaldiagnosispdx.com\/up\/wp-content\/uploads\/iconfinder_3_1250308-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/up.physicaldiagnosispdx.com\/up\/wp-content\/uploads\/iconfinder_3_1250308-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/up.physicaldiagnosispdx.com\/up\/wp-content\/uploads\/iconfinder_3_1250308.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1658\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<h1>Patient 1:<\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">This is a middle-aged man who presented with progressive weakness and paresthesias and was subsequently diagnosed with Guillain-Barr\u00e9 syndrome.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1592020945766{background-color: #dcd9dd !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/472434206?loop=1\" width=\"320\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\">&amp;lt;span data-mce-type=&#8221;bookmark&#8221; style=&#8221;display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;&#8221; class=&#8221;mce_SELRES_start&#8221;&amp;gt;\ufeff&amp;lt;\/span&amp;gt;<\/iframe><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1592020920292{background-color: #fff9f9 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text] These are subtle, subcutaneous movements that represent contractions of a motor unit, seen in LMN disease (especially those involving anterior horn cells), but can be entirely benign. 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