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fasciculation showing long duration , or other spontaneous discharge ?
He was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus before 1 week visiting our clinic. (hemoglobin A1c 10%). His hemoglobin level was elevated (17.2 g/dL), but normal thyroid function test, metabolic panel, and serum CK.
NCS was unremarkable.
EMG only showed spontaneous discharges as below with normal MUAP in right brachioradialis muscle. (sensitivity 500 uV/division, sweep speed 10ms/division)
Can it be considered as fasciculation potentials? Too long duration and followed by small positive sharp wave-like discharges ...
But it does not seem to be categorized to well-known, typical abnormal spontaneous activity by definitions.
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