Questions from patients about pain conditions, analgesic pharmacotherapy, and responses from authors are presented to help educate patients and make them more effective self-advocates. In reply to a question about benign fasciculation syndrome, the presentation, causes, treatment, and chances of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis will be discussed.
Keywords: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; benign fasciculation syndrome; cramp fasciculation syndrome; muscle twitch.