98722-2

LOINC 2.82

Spontaneous activity.fasciculation of Muscle on EMG

Spont activity.fasciculation Muscle EMG

Definition

  • Fasciculations are spontaneous discharges that occur in a partial or whole single motor unit at irregular intervals. They are more complex than fibrillations and can be visible if they occur at the surface of a muscle. [PMID: 15961866]

Component

  • Spontaneous activity.fasciculation

Specimen / system

  • Muscle

Class

  • NEURO

Property

  • Find

Scale

  • Ord

Method

  • EMG

Related names

  • Activ; Actvty; Finding; Findings; Movements; Musc; Muscl; NEURO; Ordinal; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Spont activity; Spont activity.fasciculation

Index terms

  • Activ
  • Actvty
  • Finding
  • Findings
  • Movements
  • Musc
  • Muscl
  • NEURO
  • Ordinal
  • Point in time
  • QL
  • Qual
  • Qualitative
  • Random
  • Screen
  • Spont activity
  • Spont activity.fasciculation