Editing Neuromyotonia (section)

=== Peripheral nerve hyperexcitability ===
Neuromyotonia is a type of peripheral nerve hyperexcitability. Peripheral nerve hyperexcitability is an umbrella diagnosis that includes (in order of severity of symptoms from least severe to most severe) [[benign fasciculation syndrome]], [[cramp fasciculation syndrome]], neuromyotonia and [[morvan's syndrome]]. Some doctors will only give the diagnosis of peripheral nerve hyperexcitability as the differences between the three are largely a matter of the severity of the symptoms and can be subjective. However, some objective EMG criteria have been established to help distinguish between the three.

Moreover, the generic use of the term ''peripheral nerve hyperexcitability syndromes'' to describe the aforementioned conditions is recommended and endorsed by several prominent researchers and practitioners in the field.<ref>{{Cite journal |doi = 10.1093/brain/awf178|pmid = 12135978|title = Phenotypic variants of autoimmune peripheral nerve hyperexcitability|journal = Brain|volume = 125|issue = 8|pages = 1887–1895|year = 2002|last1 = Hart|first1 = I. K.|last2 = Maddison|first2 = P.|last3 = Newsom-Davis|first3 = J.|last4 = Vincent|first4 = A.|last5 = Mills|first5 = K. R.|doi-access = free}}</ref>