Fasciculations

Posted By J.Markaman on February 26, 1998 at 15:36:37:









I asked a question about the fasciculations I have been having for 2.5 years now.  I have not had any other symptoms so far.  I had wondered if this could still be als.  Benign fasciculations was suggested as a possiblity.  Please, can you tell me if these twitches are different than the twitches representing als?  Are they visible?  do they happen singly or fire in rapid succession?   Do they wax and wane?Do they occur all over the body or tend to be in one muscle group and then sprea other muscle groups?  Please help me understand the difference.