TwitchingDuck wrote:Not very common at all. My Nuero said she's seen 2 cases in 25 years. She said she's more people with ALS.
You Neuro saw 2 cases of BFS in 25 year and says ALS is more frequent, while other Neuro told members on this forum that BFS is very common, and some of them said that they usually see a case of BFS or two per week. a famous Neuro told Twitchydoc that she had never seen benign twitching above the knee, while 99.99% of the 5000 members here have widespread twitching all over the body. So how do we explain all these contradictions. probably because every doctor has his own definition of what BFS is. you do not have some common criterias regarding what BFS is or is not. If someone twitch, then google his symptoms, then freaks out and run to the Neuro thinking the grim reaper is after him, well some neuros will tell him it's anxiety, others will say benign twitching, and others will say BFS. If you read the archives you will find cases where BFS was diagnosed even though the Neuro couldn't see any twitch during the examination and the EMG couldn't pick any twitch either. My Neuro told me that it was not ALS. When I mentioned BFS he said:" you can call it BFS if you wish"
Every human being on this planet will twitch during his life. At which point it is called BFS is yet to be defined by the medical literature. Without google, 90% of the members here wouldn't have gone to the doctor. People shouldn't underestimate what is called "
Somatosensory Amplification" it's a medical term which according to Wikipedia means:"
a tendency to perceive normal somatic and visceral sensations as being relatively intense, disturbing and noxious. It is a common feature of hypochondriasis and is commonly found with fibromyalgia, major depressive disorder, some anxiety disorders, Asperger syndrome, and alexithymia"So most people here at some point of their lives and during high level of stress will notice a normal focal twitching that lasts a few days. They google their symptoms and then due to Somatosensory amplification starts noticing and being aware of every little muscle quivering they have and probably always had. They freak out and start the famous spiral into terror and anxiety. It explains why many members noticed a decrease of their twitching when away from internet and this board. Is this BFS or a psychiatric condition?
So BFS could be the most common condition on earth more common than common flu or a super rare disease depending on the definition we gIve it.