So wo nipadua mu ntini nso twitwiw? Momma yɛnka saa (Benign Fasciculation Syndrome) yi ho asɛm!

So w’ani ayɛ wo yaw mpofirim pɛn? Anaasɛ wo nsa anaa wo nan mu ntini bi wosow a wuntumi nni so? Ɛtɔ da bi a ɛkyɛ sikani kakraa bi, ɛtɔ da nso a ɛkyɛ simma anaa nnɔnhwerew mpo. Ɛyɛ ade a ɛfata sɛ wubenya saa ntini nketenkete yi bere ne bere mu. Nanso sɛ saa akisikuru yi kɔ so daa, na ɛtra hɔ asram pii mpo a, ebetumi ahaw adwene kakra na ayɛ hu, ɛnte saa? Ɛno na yɛrebɛka ho asɛm nnɛ. Wɔfrɛ eyi ``Benign Fasciculation Syndrome'' anaa ``BFS'' wɔ aduruyɛ mu. Ɛwom sɛ edin no yɛ den kakra de, nanso ɛkyerɛ "tebea a ɛma obi ho popo a ɛnyɛ ahunahuna."

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, dɛn ne ``Benign Fasciculation Syndrome''?

Okay, momma yenni kan nhwɛ nea saa asɛmfua `(Fasciculation)` yi kyerɛ. Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, eyi ne bere a yɛn nipadua mu ntini ketewaa bi twitwiw, a yentumi nni so. Ebetumi ayɛ te sɛ asorɔkye ketewaa bi a ɛrekɔ, anaasɛ ɛte sɛ nea obi rebɔ ne nsa kakra afi mu. Eyi betumi ayɛ nea aniwa hu, anaasɛ wobetumi ate nka ara kwa. Nea ɛho hia sen biara ne sɛ saa akisikuru yi mma ɛyaw mma. Ebia ɛbɛyɛ ahometew kakra, ebetumi atwetwe adwene, nanso ɛnpira nipadua no.

Afei, `(Benign Fasciculation Syndrome)` anaa `(BFS)` ne bere a saa ntini a ɛtwetwe yi taa ba na ɛkyɛ (ɛtɔ mmere bi a asram anaa mfe mpo) a aduruyɛ mu tebea a emu yɛ den biara nni mu. Asɛmfua ``benign'' kyerɛ sɛ ``ɛnyɛ asiane'' anaasɛ ``ɛnyɛ asiane.'' Ɛne sɛ, saa ``(BFS)`' tebea yi mfa wo nkwa nto asiane mu, ɛmma wo ntini nyɛ mmerɛw, na ɛmma wuntumi nyɛ da biara da dwumadi ahorow.

Nsonsonoe kɛse bɛn na ɛda eyi ne `(ALS)` ntam?

Nnipa pii suro mpofirim bere a wɔn ntini taa twitwiw no, na wosusuw sɛ ebia eyi yɛ ntini mu yare a emu yɛ den te sɛ `(Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)` anaa `(ALS)` ho sɛnkyerɛnne anaa. Yiw, `(ALS)` (ebinom nso frɛ no `(Lou Gehrig yare)`) yɛ ntini mu yare a emu yɛ den yiye, ɛkɔ so nya nkɔso. Nea ɛba wɔ eyi mu ne sɛ yɛn motor neurons - kyerɛ sɛ, ntini nkwammoaa a ɛhwɛ yɛn ntini a yefi yɛn pɛ mu so - no sɛe nkakrankakra. Wobetumi ahu ntini a ɛtwetwe (`fasciculation`) nso sɛ ɛyɛ `(ALS)` ho sɛnkyerɛnne. Nanso, sɛnkyerɛnne afoforo a anibere wom pii wɔ hɔ a ɛka ho.

Fa no sɛ, ma obi a ɔwɔ `(ALS)`:

• Ntini mu mmerɛwyɛ ba ntɛmntɛm.
• Ntini no yɛ nwunu na ɛyɛ mmerɛw (muscle atrophy).
• Ntini twitwiw na ɛyɛ den ma ɛyɛ yaw (ntini mu akisikuru).
• Ɛbɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛkasa, amene, na akyiri yi woahome mpo.

ALS ho sɛnkyerɛnne no mu yɛ den nkakrankakra bere a bere kɔ so no, na awerɛhosɛm ne sɛ, eyi yɛ yare a wontumi nsa yare a edi awu.

Nanso, `(Benign Fasciculation Syndrome)` nte saa!Wɔ `(BFS)` mu no, ntini a ɛtwetwe nkutoo na ɛwɔ hɔ. Mmerewa, ɛyaw, akisikuru, anaa kasa a ɛyɛ den foforo biara nni hɔ. Ade foforo ne sɛ wɔ `(BFS)` mu no, ɛtwetwe no taa ba beae biako, wɔ ntini biako mu bere koro mu. Nanso, wɔ `(ALS)` mu no, wubetumi ahu sɛ ntini akuw pii twitwiw bere koro mu.

Ade a ɛho hia ne sɛ bere a ɛtɔ mmere bi a ntini a ɛtaa twetwe no betumi ayɛ yare te sɛ ALS ho sɛnkyerɛnne ntɛm no, ɛnyɛ obiara a ɔwɔ Benign Fasciculation Syndrome na obenya ALS. Nokwarem no, nnipa a wɔwɔ BFS no mu dodow no ara rennya ALS da. Enti mma wo ho nnyɛ wo hu dodo.

Hena na obetumi anya `(BFS)`? Ɛtaa ba dɛn?

Saa tebea yi a wɔfrɛ no ``Benign Fasciculation Syndrome'' betumi aka obiara ankasa. Wotumi hu wɔ mmea, mmarima, ne mfe a wɔadi mfa ho.

Ntini a ɛtwetwe bere ne bere mu (benign fasciculations) abu so kɛse. Nnipa a wɔwɔ apɔwmuden bɛyɛ 70% nya bi wɔ wɔn asetra mu bere bi. Nanso, tebea a ɛkɔ so daa a wɔfrɛ no ``Benign Fasciculation Syndrome'' no ho yɛ na kakra. Ɛno kyerɛ sɛ ɛnto obiara.

Dɛn ne `(BFS)` ho sɛnkyerɛnne atitiriw?

Nsɛnkyerɛnne titiriw a ɛtaa ba nkutoo ne ntini a ɛtaa yɛ mmerɛw. Saa ntini a ɛyɛ mmerɛw yi ba bere a wo ntini ahorow no ayɛ mmerɛw no. Ebia wɔrenhu wɔn kɛse bere a woreyɛ biribi no. Saa akisikuru yi betumi atra hɔ asram pii, na wɔ nnipa binom fam no, ebetumi atra hɔ mfe pii mpo.

Ɛwom sɛ saa akuru yi tumi pue wɔ nipadua no mu baabiara de, nanso wɔtaa hu wɔ:

• Anantwi mma
• Asen mu
• Eyelids - Wei asi nnipa bebree.
• Atwa hwene no ho ahyia
• Akode a wɔde yɛ adwuma
• Nsa ne nsateaa

Ebia nnipa binom a wɔwɔ BFS nso betumi anya ntini mu akisikuru a ntini a ɛtwetwe ka ho. Wɔfrɛ saa tebea yi Cramp-fasciculation syndrome (CFS).

Adɛn nti na saa `(BFS)` yi ba? Dɛn ne nea enti a ɛte saa?

Nokwarem no, fasciculation ba bere a ntini biako (peripheral nerve) a ɛhwɛ ntini bi so no yɛ adwuma boro so no. Afei nsɛnkyerɛnne a efi saa ntini no mu no ma ntini no wosow a yentumi nni so.

Nanso, nhwehwɛmufo da so ara nnim nea ɛde tebea yi a wɔfrɛ no ``Benign Fasciculation Syndrome'' ba ankasa. Nanso, wɔahu tebea horow pii a saa ntini mu twitwiw yi taa ba. Wɔne:

• Adwennwen a emu yɛ den: Esiane nneɛma te sɛ adwene mu dadwen, sɔhwɛ, ne ɔhaw ahorow a ɛwɔ adwumam nti.
• Dae a wonnya: Bere a wonna yiye.
• Caffeine anaa nsa a yɛnom boro so: Caffeine wɔ tii ne kɔfe a yɛnom no mu. Sɛ wowe wɔn pii a, .
• Dadwen ne Adwenemhaw: Eyinom nso fa adwene mu tebea horow ho.
• Apɔw-mu-teɛteɛ a emu yɛ den: Bere a wobɔ wo ho mmɔden denneennen mpofirim no.
• Nnansa yi ɔyare mmoawa: Eyinom betumi aba bere a atiridii anaa atiridii ano abrɛ ase mpo.
• Hyperthyroidism: Eyi nso betumi ayɛ nea ɛde ba.

Wobɛyɛ dɛn ahu saa `(BFS)` tebea yi pɛpɛɛpɛ?

Sɛ wotaa ntini twitwiw a, ebia ɛsɛ sɛ wokɔ ntini ho ɔyaresafo nkyɛn. Obetumi aka akyerɛ wo nokwarem sɛ ɛyɛ BFS anaa biribi foforo.

Nnuruyɛfo behu Benign Fasciculation Syndrome bere a wɔatie wo sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow na wɔakyerɛ sɛ nhwehwɛmu ahorow a edidi so yi yɛ nea ɛfata akyi:

• Ntini mu nhwehwɛmu: Oduruyɛfo no bɛhwɛ sɛnea wo ntini mu yɛ den, sɛnea wote nka, ne sɛnea wote nka no.
• Electromyogram (EMG): Nea ɛka eyi ho ne sɛ wɔde nnade nketewa bɛhyɛ ntini no mu na wɔasusuw anyinam ahoɔden a ɛwɔ ntini ne ntini a ɛka ho no mu. Eyi betumi aboa ma wɔahu sɛ ebia ntini mu yare anaa ntini mu yare bi wɔ hɔ anaa.
• Mogya mu nhwehwɛmu bi: Sɛ nhwɛso no, wobetumi ahwɛ thyroid hormone dodow ne calcium dodow a ɛwɔ mogya mu.
• Amemene ne akyi berɛmo mu nhwehwɛmu a wɔde mfonini yɛ: Ɛtɔ mmere bi a wobetumi ayɛ nneɛma te sɛ MRI scan, nanso ɛnyɛ obiara na ohia bi.

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, oduruyɛfo no bedi kan abɔ mmɔden sɛ obeyi aduruyɛ mu tebea afoforo a emu yɛ den (sɛ nhwɛso no, ntini mu yare) a ebetumi ama ntini no ayɛ basaa no afi hɔ. Sɛ wo nni saa tebea no mu biara ho sɛnkyerɛnne biara, na nhwehwɛmu a yɛaka ho asɛm wɔ atifi hɔ no nyinaa yɛ nea ɛfata a, ɛnde ɛda adi sɛ oduruyɛfo no bɛka sɛ wowɔ ``Benign Fasciculation Syndrome''.

Dɛn ne ayaresa ahorow a wɔde sa saa `(BFS)` yi?

Esiane sɛ ntini a ɛtwetwe wɔ Benign Fasciculation Syndrome mu no nyɛ yare a emu yɛ den biara a ɛda adi no fã na "ɛho nni asɛm" nti, nokwarem no, ayaresa pɔtee biara nni hɔ a wɔde sa saa yare yi. Ɛne sɛ, biribiara nni hɔ a wɔfrɛ no "aduru yi a wobɛnom no bɛsa eyi koraa."

Nanso, ebia wo duruyɛfo bɛma wo afotu bi. Sɛ nhwɛso no, ebia wɔbɛka akyerɛ wo sɛ bɔ mmɔden sɛ wobɛtwe wo ho afi nneɛma a wosusuw sɛ ebetumi ama ntini mu akisikuru yi aba no ho. Eyinom bi ne:

• Hwehwɛ akwan a wobɛfa so atew adwennwen so (e.g. nsusuwii, yoga).
• Tow caffeine (tii, kɔfe) ne nsa a wobɛnom ano hye.
• Tew apɔw-mu-teɛteɛ a emu yɛ den na ɛyɛ den so.
• Da yiye.

Nhwehwɛmu da so ara sua wɔ sɛnea nnuru bi tu mpɔn ma BFS ho. Nanso, nhwehwɛmu ahorow bi ada no adi sɛ ebia nnipa binom benya ahotɔ kakra afi nea edidi so yi mu:

• Vitamin B a ɛyɛ den
• `(Naftidrofuryl)` (Eyi yɛ mogya ntini a ɛtrɛw) .
• Nneɛma a esiw calcium kwan ( s.e. Diltiazem) .

Sɛ wode nnuru yi di dwuma a, akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ saa wɔ nnuruyɛfo afotu ase.

Mpɛn pii no, BFS de ehu ne dadwen kɛse ba. Nea enti a ɛte saa ne sɛ nkurɔfo nim sɛ ntini a ɛtwetwe no betumi ayɛ nyarewa a emu yɛ den te sɛ ALS ho sɛnkyerɛnne. Afei nso, dadwen yɛ ade biako nti a ntini twitwiw. Enti, sɛ dadwen kɔ soro a, ahopopo no betumi ayɛ kɛse na tebea no akyɛ. Enti, sɛ wowɔ ehu ne dadwen pii wɔ eyi ho a, ɛho hia paa sɛ wo ne wo duruyɛfo anaa adwenemyare ho ɔfotufo bi kasa fa ho.

So ɔkwan bi wɔ hɔ a wobɛfa so asiw `(BFS)` kwan sɛ ɛbɛda adi?

Nokwarem no, nhwehwɛmufo da so ara nnim nea enti a nnipa binom nya BFS na afoforo nnya bi no ankasa. Enti, biribiara nni hɔ a wubetumi ayɛ de asiw ano. Nanso, sɛnea yɛadi kan aka no, nneɛma te sɛ adwennwen a wubedi so, nna a ɛfata, ne aduan a ɛkari pɛ a wubedi ye ma w’akwahosan nyinaa .

Bere bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ mekɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn?

Sɛ wotaa ntini mu yɛ wo yaw, titiriw sɛ sɛnkyerɛnne afoforo te sɛ ntini a ɛyɛ mmerɛw, ɛyɛ mmerɛw, anaasɛ ɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛkasa ka akisikuru no ho a, akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wokɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn ntɛm ara sɛnea wubetumi.

Sɛ oduruyɛfo bi asi so dua sɛ wowɔ Benign Fasciculation Syndrome a, ebia ɔbɛka akyerɛ wo sɛ bra mu nkɔsra wo bere ne bere mu nhwɛ sɛ ebia wowɔ sɛnkyerɛnne foforo anaa sɛnkyerɛnne bi a ɛkyerɛ sɛ wowɔ tebea bi a ɛhyɛ ase anaa.

Nsɛmmisa bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ mibisa me duruyɛfo fa Benign Fasciculation Syndrome ho?

Sɛ wokɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn a, ɛbɛyɛ nea ɛbɛboa wo sɛ wubebisa saa nneɛma yi:

• Dɛn nti na nam a ɛyɛ kurukuruwa a ɛwɔ me nipadua so yi rebɔ? Dɛn na ɛde eyi ba?
• So ɛsɛ sɛ ɛhaw me sɛ ebia menya ntini mu yare foforo a emu yɛ den te sɛ ALS?
• Nsɛnkyerɛnne foforo bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ ɛhaw me?
• So biribi wɔ hɔ a metumi ayɛ de atew saa ntini a ɛtwetwe yi so anaasɛ madi so?
• Mpɛn ahe na ɛsɛ sɛ mekɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn wɔ tebea yi ho?

Nkrasɛm a Etwa To a Wɔde Kɔ Fie

Sɛ wotaa yɛ ntini a ɛtwetwe no a, ebetumi ayɛ ahometew ankasa na ɛtɔ mmere bi mpo a ɛyɛ hu. Nanso, asɛmpa no ne sɛ ntini a ɛtaa twetwe a enni sɛnkyerɛnne foforo biara no taa nyɛ asiane (`Benign Fasciculation Syndrome`). Eyi kyerɛ sɛ ɛrensɛe w’asetra kɛse biara.

Nanso, sɛ saa wosow yi rehaw wo kɛse, anaasɛ ɛde adwennwen anaa dadwen kɛse reba wo so a, akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ wo ne oduruyɛfo nkasa.Afei nso, sɛ sɛnkyerɛnne foforo ba mpofirim, te sɛ ntini a ɛyɛ mmerɛw, akisikuru, anaa mmerɛwyɛ ho atenka a, ɛho hia yiye sɛ wobɛhwehwɛ aduruyɛfo afotu ntɛm ara sɛnea wubetumi.

Kae sɛ, ɔkwan a eye sen biara a wobɛfa so adi tebea horow yi ho dwuma ne sɛ wobɛbɔ bra pa, atew adwennwen so, na sɛ ɛho hia a, wobɛhwehwɛ aduruyɛ mu afotu.

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