Muscle pain, fatigue, and fasiculations.
This article discusses muscle pain, fatigue, and fasiculations. Muscle pain and fatigue are common problems in general medicine and in neurology, while fasiculations raise concern about a potentially ominous disease. The author reviews the conditions that cause pain and similar conditions arising from nonmuscular soft tissues. The article includes a general evaluation to be used for each of these clinical problems.
Kincaid
J C
JC
Department of Neurology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005207:Fasciculation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005221:Fatigue / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009120:Muscle Cramp / Q000209:etiology; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D059408:Pain Management; D011379:Prognosis