PERIPHERAL NERVE HYPER- EXCITABILITY
We report a case of a 32 year old patient of peripheral nerve hyper excitability who presented with fasciculation in all four limbs, muscle aches and fatigue. Electromyography study showed spontaneous, continuous activity in the form of discharges with high frequency. His symptoms disappeared when p...
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Army Medical College Rawalpindi
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| author | Waseem Wali Muhammad Amra Rehman |
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| description | We report a case of a 32 year old patient of peripheral nerve hyper excitability who presented with fasciculation in all four limbs, muscle aches and fatigue. Electromyography study showed spontaneous, continuous activity in the form of discharges with high frequency. His symptoms disappeared when plasma exchange was employed along with steroid administration. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ecaacdc1322e4302bb7ea4f4562ecf932022-12-21T17:17:09ZengArmy Medical College RawalpindiPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal0030-96482411-88422019-06-01693726729PERIPHERAL NERVE HYPER- EXCITABILITYWaseem Wali Muhammad0Amra Rehman1Combined Military Hospital Lahore/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) PakistanCombined Military Hospital Lahore/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) PakistanWe report a case of a 32 year old patient of peripheral nerve hyper excitability who presented with fasciculation in all four limbs, muscle aches and fatigue. Electromyography study showed spontaneous, continuous activity in the form of discharges with high frequency. His symptoms disappeared when plasma exchange was employed along with steroid administration.https://www.pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/3063/2295fasciculationsperipheral nerve hyper-excitability |
| spellingShingle | Waseem Wali Muhammad Amra Rehman PERIPHERAL NERVE HYPER- EXCITABILITY Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal fasciculations peripheral nerve hyper-excitability |
| title | PERIPHERAL NERVE HYPER- EXCITABILITY |
| title_full | PERIPHERAL NERVE HYPER- EXCITABILITY |
| title_fullStr | PERIPHERAL NERVE HYPER- EXCITABILITY |
| title_full_unstemmed | PERIPHERAL NERVE HYPER- EXCITABILITY |
| title_short | PERIPHERAL NERVE HYPER- EXCITABILITY |
| title_sort | peripheral nerve hyper excitability |
| topic | fasciculations peripheral nerve hyper-excitability |
| url | https://www.pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/3063/2295 |
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