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How do you differentiate between benign fasciculation syndrome and the symptoms of MS?

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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

First answer by Sdgq3536. Last edit by Skillmantest. Contributor trust: 1 [recommend contributor ]. Question popularity: 3 [recommend question].

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