Fasciculation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Origin and pathophysiological relevance

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 773-779

  De Carvalho, Mamede ^a,b   Kiernan, Matthew C ^c   Swash, Michael ^b,d  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR JOÃO LOBO ANTUNES   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; benign fasciculations; fasciculations; hyperexcitability; motor neuron disease

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CAFFEINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SALBUTAMOL; SEROTONIN; SODIUM CHANNEL;

AFTERHYPERPOLARIZATION; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ATROPHIC MUSCLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BENIGN FASCICULATION SYNDROME; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING POLYNEUROPATHY; CRAMP FASCICULATION SYNDROME; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENCEPHALOPATHY WITH PERIPHERAL AXONAL DISORDER; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FASCICULATION; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; HYPERPOLARIZATION; HYPERPOLARIZATION ACTIVATED CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE GATED CHANNEL ACTIVITY; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOMAGNESEMIA; INCLUSION BODY MYOSITIS; INFLAMMATION; KENNEDY DISEASE; LOWER MOTOR NEURON; MACHADO JOSEPH DISEASE; MOTONEURON; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MYOKYMIA; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE INJURY; NEUROPATHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POST EXERCISE FASCICULATION; POSTPOLIOMYELITIS SYNDROME; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABIES; RADIATION MYELOPATHY; RADIATION PLEXOPATHY; REVIEW; SCORPION STING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SNAKEBITE; SODIUM CONDUCTANCE; SPIDER BITE; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; SYRINGOMYELIA; AXON; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE CELL;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; AXONS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FASCICULATION; HUMANS; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL;

EID: 85027566144     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2017-315574     Document Type: Review

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