Benign fascilation syndrome causes twitching but no actual nerve damage as MS does or other neurological diseases. BFS is usually diagnosed after other conditions such as MS are ruled out by tests and physical exams/symptoms since there is not a single test to diagnose this condition.
however, it is hard to diagnose because they're very similar
they have to test the nerves
In BFS, the fasciculations only occur when the muscles are at rest. In ALS, they are consistent. Even when you walk, you will have the fasciculations. And ALS is characterized by severe muscle weakness. A fasciculation is a small twitch in your muscles, like your muscle going up and down in like a heart beat. In ALS you would have weakness or atrophy/weakness.In BFS you would not.Fascis in both can look,feel and last exactly the same.FASCICS MEAN NOTHING if you have no severe,and i mean no other severe symptoms.So to answer your question you cannot tell by looking at them.
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couvade syndrome ranges between 11 and 65 percent, while others estimate that as many as 80 percent of expectant fathers develop these symptoms.
Klinefelter syndrome is a genetic condition in males where they have an extra X chromosome, resulting in symptoms like infertility and low testosterone levels. Turner syndrome, on the other hand, is a genetic condition in females where they are missing part or all of one of their X chromosomes, leading to symptoms like short stature and infertility.
couvade syndrome ranges between 11 and 65 percent, while others estimate that as many as 80 percent of expectant fathers develop these symptoms.
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fasciculation :can be seen by the naked eyescaused by contraction of motor unitsfibrillation: not visible to the naked eyescaused by contraction of individual muscle fibres
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