Another perspective on fasciculations: when is it not caused by the classic form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or progressive spinal atrophy?

• Main Authors: Marco Antonio Araujo Leite (Author), Marco Orsini (Author), Marcos R.G. de Freitas (Author), João Santos Pereira (Author), Fábio Henrique Porto Gobbi (Author), Victor Hugo Bastos (Author), Dionis de Castro Machado (Author), Sergio Machado (Author), Oscar Arrias-Carrion (Author), Jano Alves de Souza (Author), Acary Bulle Oliveira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2014-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Fasciculations are visible, fine and fast, sometimes vermicular contractions of fine muscle fibers that occur spontaneously and intermittently. The aim of this article is to discuss the main causes for fasciculations and their pathophysiology in different sites of the central/peripheral injury and i...