Research Article

Characterization of Fasciculation Potentials (FPs) in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Peripheral Nerve Hyperexcitability Syndromes (PNH)

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Detection rate of spontaneous activity combined with fibs-sw and FPs in each muscle examined in ALS. fibs-sw: fibrillations/sharp-waves; FPs: fasciculation potentials; ALS: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; PNH: peripheral nerve hyperexcitability syndrome; TON: tongue; SCM: sternocleidomastoid; TPZ: upper trapezius; DEL: deltoid; BB: biceps brachialis; EDC: extensor digitorum communis; FDI: first dorsal interosseous; APB: abductor pollicis brevis; ABD: rectus abdominis; T8PS and T10PS: 8th and 10th thoracic paraspinal; QUAD: quadriceps femoris; IP: iliopsoas; TA: tibialis anterior.