Fasciculations

[biowham]

These aren't a part of MS, are they? I've got this twitch/spasm thing that's just fired up down the ulnar nerve of my left hand, making my hand and pinkie finger twitch/spasm. It actually kind of ripples across the palmar surface and then makes my pinkie twitch. Woke me up this morning and has been going on all day. I can just sit and watch it happen.

I thought I had read that you don't get these things with MS. But then again...it takes me several seconds to summon the word "anesthesia" these days...I have to go through "ammunition," "ammonia," and "animosity" before I get there. So...brain's not at its best.

NCT/EMG studies on that hand/arm were normal.

Thanks,
Bio

[alastria]

I have fasciculations too.  They do not make fingers move - they are rippling muscles under the skin.  Definitely worse around my eyes.  They are worse on my affected leg.  My neuro says they can be a part of MS.  I have noticed that for a week after I get the IVSM they are gone and then they creep back in as the month goes on.  

I have had them since last August when all my symptoms were getting worse.  So I had an NCV/EMG then and it was negative.  They made me nervous that I could have a motor neuron disease - I was relieved it was due to MS. Apparently klonopin is commonly used to treat these, but I'm not willing to take that just now.  The steroids have really eased them a lot overall.

[Nerve_Wrecked]

I'm undx, and I have these constantly in my legs. I get them in other places too occasionally (this morning actually I had some just under my sternum, BLEK), but it's a daily occurance in my legs.

Actually, I couldn't even tell you how often it happens now, I am SO used to it (after 2+ years) that I only pay attention if it's particularly annoying.

I have to laugh, I sometimes get them in 1 butt cheek, and I swear I can feel 1/2 my booty jumping.

Christine
(un-dx)

[biowham]

Myokymia. I used to be able to spell.

[biowham]

Thanks, all. I looked around some more and found that these probably would technically be "myokomia," since it actually makes the entire finger move, in addition to rippling up the palm. Just curious because I've never had anything like it before. Eyelid twitching, etc., of course, but that's pretty normal stuff. Normally, I don't pay attention to "little" stuff, but this has been persistent all day today.

Bio

[jensequitur]

I believe that muscle twitches are a symptom of MS.  They started in my face, around my eyes, right before my flare that got me diagnosed in March '07.  Then I was getting them in my back, right around my shoulderblades.  Then in my left tricep.  Today they're in my right tricep, and it's been twitching all day long.  Oh, yeah, and my left hamstring too.

Check out the wikipedia enttry on fasciculations.  While muscle twitches don't necessary indicate MS,they can be a sign of neurological problems.  Or it could be benign, resulting from overworking the muscle.  Who knows!  Evidently the experts have no idea.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasciculation

[6-paq]

I had some in my right lower leg.  Always in the same spot.  It only lasted for a few days.

Mentioned it to my neuro and he said that fasciculations are not a symptom of MS.   They never reappeared.

Mine occurred during a period of great stress, so I am attributing it to that.

My EMG/NCV on my arms was normal as well and I do have bilateral ulnar nerve compression (diagnosed based on symptoms and office exam).  Do you have other symptoms that seem to involve your ulnar nerve that it could be attributed to?

Hope it stops!!  

Take care, Pat :)

[floridamom2]

Hi,

I don't know if it is a "documented" symptoms but alot of people that I have spoken to have these and they also have MS.  There are also alot of us who are undaignosed who have them too so I don't kow what that means.

Mine were insane twitches all over my legs when my symptoms first got bad last May.  Over the year they seam to get better and then worse again based on my other symptoms of weakness, fatigue and blurry vision.  I have always had twitches growing up and used to describe them as "moles under my skin" to my Mom . . . . . . . . her response was always "yeah that's normal, everyone has those".  

I hope your hand twitch stops soon, it can be aggravating when it stays in one spot for too long!

Take care,  Kristin