Fasciculations are the most common form of spontaneous muscle contraction. They frequently occur in healthy individuals. However, there are a minority of situations that fasciculations are observed in association with specific neurologic disorders. Publications concerning the evaluation of pediatric patients experiencing fasciculations are limited. These children may undergo invasive or expensive diagnostic investigations that are unnecessary. Moreover, without careful consideration of differential diagnoses, rare neuromuscular disorders that present with fasciculations in the pediatric age group can be under-recognized by pediatric neurologists. This review examines the most important pediatric disorders presenting with fasciculations and other spontaneous muscle contractions to guide pediatric neurologists in evaluating these children.

肌束颤动是最常见的自发性肌肉收缩形式。它们经常发生在健康个体中。然而，少数情况下会观察到与特定神经系统疾病相关的肌束震颤。有关评估患有肌束震颤的儿科患者的出版物是有限的。这些孩子可能会接受不必要的侵入性或昂贵的诊断调查。此外，如果不仔细考虑鉴别诊断，儿科神经科医生可能会低估在儿科年龄组出现肌束颤动的罕见神经肌肉疾病。这篇综述检查了最重要的儿科疾病，表现为肌束震颤和其他自发性肌肉收缩，以指导儿科神经科医生评估这些儿童。