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Descriptor English:

Fasciculation

Descriptor Spanish:

Fasciculación

Descriptor Portuguese:

Fasciculação

Synonyms English:

Benign Fasciculation
Benign Fasciculations
Fasciculation, Benign
Fasciculation, Muscular
Fasciculation, Skeletal Muscle
Fasciculation, Tongue
Fasciculations
Fasciculations, Benign
Fasciculations, Muscular
Fasciculations, Skeletal Muscle
Fasciculations, Tongue
Muscle Fasciculation, Skeletal
Muscle Fasciculations, Skeletal
Muscular Fasciculation
Muscular Fasciculations
Skeletal Muscle Fasciculation
Skeletal Muscle Fasciculations
Tongue Fasciculation
Tongue Fasciculations

Tree Number:

C10.597.613.250
C23.888.592.608.250

Definition English:

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)

Indexing Annotation English:

note category: do not confuse with AXON FASCICULATION

History Note English:

1987(1979)

Allowable Qualifiers English:

BL blood	CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced	CL classification
CO complications	CN congenital
DI diagnosis	DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy	DT drug therapy
EC economics	EM embryology
EN enzymology	EP epidemiology
EH ethnology	ET etiology
GE genetics	HI history
IM immunology	ME metabolism
MI microbiology	MO mortality
NU nursing	PS parasitology
PA pathology	PP physiopathology
PC prevention & control	PX psychology
RT radiotherapy	RH rehabilitation
SU surgery	TH therapy
UR urine	VE veterinary
VI virology

Record Number:

5311

Unique Identifier:

D005207

Occurrence in VHL:

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