Fasciculations and MS: Why?

[DarthPete]

I have read here in the FAQ section on this webside: "A simple clinical rule is that fasciculations in relaxed muscle are never indicative or motor system disease unless there is an associated weakness, atrophy, or reflex change." This puts my mind at ease about ***.

But it makes me wonder about the posibility of MS. How/why do MS patients experiance fasciculations? Is it because their muscle tissue is dying (like those that have motor disease) or is it more similar to those that have BFS?

 

[FabulousOne]

I've never seen fasciculations listed as a symptom of MS. Has anyone else?

 

[sammy123]

I might add that it has often been said on this site and in the literature that it is not at all clear that what we are experiencing are actual clinical fasciculations according to the exact medical definition. I just mention that in case anybody is now studying websites and trying to work out if their twitches are fasciculations or myokymia and using that as a basis for a DIY diagnosis.....

 

[AlexAls23]

One thing I recommend avoiding at all costs is looking up MS symptoms and comparing them to yours. MS has such an enormous range of possible symptoms that you WILL fit your symptoms to it, no matter what you have. The list is very very long simply because you can get demylenation anywhere in the brain, spinal cord, even optic nerves. MS was on my radar screen for a few months, but I realized that it was just me, in my quest to find out what I had, that created that scenario for myself. Don't go down that path, it's a waste of precious time and energy.

 

[sammy123]

Thanks Dave for the advice.

One question, I have an MRI scheduled and it is for my head, with and without, contrast. If the MRI comes out clean I pretty much thought I was done with MS (I know it can show up later but, I thought it least it would give me some comfort for the time being) Why do so many people have more then one MRI?

Thanks,

Toro