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Fasciculations occurring once every 5 minutes or so in lower lip area (no tongue involvement). gone on for about a week. no other symptoms. als?

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Fasciculations: Lip fasciculations are caused by miscommunication between lip nerve(facial) and muscles. Most common causes are caffeine , stress and fatigue, certain drugs and potassium deficiency. Also some more serious may cause it such as ,als,Tourette’s syndrome Parkinson’s and Bell’s palsy

Answered 2/16/2019

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