Benign fasciculation syndrome is persistent twitching in one or more muscles. A person may also experience tingling or numbness. Benign fasciculation syndrome (BFS) is rare and can be confused with ...

Ever sit in a chair and feel twitching in your eye? Or maybe your calf muscle. You may suffer from benign fasciculation syndrome. Dr. Jerry Fleishman of Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center talks ...

Doctors identify these movements as 'fasciculations', because they occur when individual nerve fibers, which control small muscle groups activate independently to produce brief muscle contractions.

I am seeing a husband, 46 years old, and wife, 37 years old, as patients. The husband developed fasciculations in his upper and lower extremities 1 year ago. Because of associated neck and back pain, ...

Do your muscles still spasm after a run? This is most likely muscle fasciculation, where the voluntary muscle units are randomly firing and not under the usual central nervous system neurologic ...

Muscle ultrasound may be a useful tool in diagnosing later-onset spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), according to a new study that compared the technique to physical examinations and electromyography (EMG) ...

Benign fasciculation syndrome involves involuntary twitching in your eyes, arms, legs, or other body parts. It’s usually not a cause for concern, but it’s worth discussing with your healthcare ...