Fasciculations and cramps: How benign? Report of four cases progressing to ALS

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 258, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 573-578

  Singh, Varun ^a   Gibson, John ^b   McLean, Brendan ^c   Boggild, Mike ^a   Silver, Nicholas ^a   White, Richard ^a  

^a WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b Nuffield Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ALS; Cramp fasciculation syndrome; Cramps; Fasciculation; Myokymia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSULTATION; DISEASE COURSE; FASCICULATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CRAMP; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FASCICULATION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CRAMP;

EID: 79953821771     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-010-5791-1     Document Type: Article

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