Preferred Label : fasciculation;
MeSH definition : Involuntary contraction of the muscle fibers innervated by a motor unit. Fasciculations
can often by visualized and take the form of a muscle twitch or dimpling under the
skin, but usually do not generate sufficient force to move a limb. They may represent
a benign condition or occur as a manifestation of MOTOR NEURON DISEASE or PERIPHERAL
NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1294); Involuntary contraction of the muscle fibers innervated by a motor unit. Fasciculations
may be visualized as a muscle twitch or dimpling under the skin, but usually do not
generate sufficient force to move a limb. They may represent a benign condition or
occur as a manifestation of MOTOR NEURON DISEASE or PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES.
(Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1294);
MeSH synonym : fasciculations; fasciculations, muscular; fasciculation, muscular; muscular fasciculation; muscular fasciculations;
CISMeF synonym : fasciculation, neural; fasciculations, neural; neural fasciculation; neural fasciculations;
MeSH hyponym : fasciculation, tongue; fasciculation, benign; fasciculation, skeletal muscle; Fasciculations, Tongue; Tongue Fasciculation; Tongue Fasciculations; Benign Fasciculation; Benign Fasciculations; Fasciculations, Benign; Fasciculations, Skeletal Muscle; Muscle Fasciculation, Skeletal; Muscle Fasciculations, Skeletal; Skeletal Muscle Fasciculation; Skeletal Muscle Fasciculations;
MeSH annotation : note category: do not confuse with axonal fasciculation (index under AXONS /physiol); note category: do not confuse with AXON FASCICULATION;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasciculation;
Origin ID : D005207;
UMLS CUI : C0015644;
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Involuntary contraction of the muscle fibers innervated by a motor unit. Fasciculations
can often by visualized and take the form of a muscle twitch or dimpling under the
skin, but usually do not generate sufficient force to move a limb. They may represent
a benign condition or occur as a manifestation of MOTOR NEURON DISEASE or PERIPHERAL
NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1294)
Involuntary contraction of the muscle fibers innervated by a motor unit. Fasciculations
may be visualized as a muscle twitch or dimpling under the skin, but usually do not
generate sufficient force to move a limb. They may represent a benign condition or
occur as a manifestation of MOTOR NEURON DISEASE or PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES.
(Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1294)
