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shelleynshaggy · 11-05-2009, 09:55 PM

Our doc at the ALS Clinic states it has to be both upper & lower involvement. Jim has UMN - they are waiting to see if it progresses to include muscle atrophy. Confused me because his sx were at the time mostly lower extremity. Per neuro - the upper controls the reflex/nerve part of the neuron and the lower the muscular part of the neuron - best laymans terms he could give me. Made a little more sense. (Not fully though)

Therefore, he has MND/ALS syndrome.

11-05-2009, 09:55 PM	#7 (permalink)
shelleynshaggy Member Registered Member Join Date: 2009 City: Brunswick State: OH Country: US Diagnosed: 08/2009 Posts: 177	Re: UMN signs in diagnosis of ALS, please read. Our doc at the ALS Clinic states it has to be both upper & lower involvement. Jim has UMN - they are waiting to see if it progresses to include muscle atrophy. Confused me because his sx were at the time mostly lower extremity. Per neuro - the upper controls the reflex/nerve part of the neuron and the lower the muscular part of the neuron - best laymans terms he could give me. Made a little more sense. (Not fully though) Therefore, he has MND/ALS syndrome.