Cramps fasciculation syndrome (CFS)
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Cramps fasciculation syndrome (CFS). Myalgia, Cramps, Muscle stiffness, Muscle twitching, Exercise intolerance. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Clinical features
- Myalgia
- Cramps
- Muscle stiffness
- Muscle twitching
- Exercise intolerance
- Peripheral nerve hyper excitability
- Dysphagia reported
- Monofocal motor neuropathy: case report
Blood tests
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Neurophysiology: positive features
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Neurophysiology: absent features
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Outcome
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Treatment
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References
- Tahmoush AJ, Alonso RJ, Tahmoush JP, et al. Cramp-fasciculation syndrome: a treatable hyperexcitability peripheral nerve disorder. Neurology 1991; 41:1021-1024.
- Ropper AH, Brown RH. Principles of Neurology. Eighth edition. McGraw Hill New York 2005 p1278.
- Braune S, Hentschel M, Glocker FX, Lücking CH. Involvement of the esophagus in the cramp-fasciculation syndrome. Muscle Nerve 1998; 21:802-804.
- Dubuisson NJ, Van Pesch V, Van den Bergh PY. Cramp-fasciculation syndrome associated with monofocal motor neuropathy. Muscle Nerve 2017; 56:828-832:.
- Harrison TB, Benatar M. Accuracy of repetitive nerve stimulation for diagnosis of the cramp-fasciculation syndrome. Muscle Nerve 2007; 35:776-780.
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