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This study aimed to elucidate distributions and characteristics of fasciculations in spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) and to compare the results of those in ALS.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>In 24 SBMA and 16 ALS patients, muscle ultrasonography was systematically performed in the tongue, upper limb muscles (biceps brachii, triceps brachii, first dorsal interosseous (FDI), abductor pollicis brevis and abductor digiti minimi), trunk muscles (Th10 paraspinals and rectus abdominis) and lower limb muscles (vastus lateralis, biceps femoris, tibialis anterior and gastrocnemius). We assessed the presence of fasciculations and the fasciculation intensity (scored from 0 to 3) for each muscle.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>All SBMA and ALS patients showed fasciculations at least in two muscles. In SBMA patients, fasciculations were most frequently found in the tongue (100%), FDI (93%) and tibialis anterior (80%), whereas less frequently present in the proximal limb and trunk muscles, irrespective of age, disease duration and CAG repeat numbers. By contrast, in ALS patients, fasciculations were more diffusely distributed including the proximal limb and trunk muscles. When fasciculations were present, the intensity was higher in ALS patients, except for the tongue.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Whereas both diseases exhibit extensive fasciculations, the distribution and intensity are different. SBMA is characterised by prominent involvement in the tongue and distal limb muscles, suggesting different pathophysiology of motor neuronal death in SBMA and ALS.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjno-2025-001065","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,25]],"date-time":"2025-04-25T00:55:12Z","timestamp":1745542512000},"page":"e001065","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Different patterns of fasciculation in spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a muscle ultrasonographic study"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"7","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0008-9396-7224","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Takeru","family":"Nara","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan"},{"name":"Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4061-0412","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kazumoto","family":"Shibuya","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Shinobu","family":"Ikeda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0062-7949","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ryota","family":"Kuroiwa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan"},{"name":"Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4282-1475","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ryo","family":"Otani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Moeko","family":"Ogushi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9575-9444","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tomoki","family":"Suichi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yuki","family":"Shiko","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Iruma, Saitama, Japan"},{"name":"Biostatistics Section, Clinical Research Center, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Kohei","family":"Takahashi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Biostatistics Section, Clinical Research Center, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sonoko","family":"Misawa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Astushi","family":"Murata","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4716-8578","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Satoshi","family":"Kuwabara","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan"},{"name":"Research Institute of Disaster Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"239","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,24]]},"reference":[{"key":"2025072811500098000_7.1.e001065.1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/jnnp-2017-316961"},{"key":"2025072811500098000_7.1.e001065.2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00415-018-8968-7"},{"key":"2025072811500098000_7.1.e001065.3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"671","DOI":"10.1212\/WNL.18.7.671","article-title":"Progressive proximal spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy of late onset. 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