Dazzaschofield
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- Keighley
Hi All,
Sorry to pick your minds again.
With the Muscular Weakness in ALS does the always start at the furthest point in a limb and work up or can it start anywhere in the Limb?
IE if someone had weakness in their calf or Bicep but still had full strength in their toes/feet or fingers/hands could you discount ALS.
I'm just wondering whether you would always notice weakness of the toes/foot before you noticed calf weakness and similarly if you would notice weakness in the hands/fingers before you noticed forearm/bicep weakness.
Or is it possible that weakness would begin in the calf while the foot remained unaffected? Or in the bicep/forearm when the hand is unaffected?
Sorry to pick your minds again.
With the Muscular Weakness in ALS does the always start at the furthest point in a limb and work up or can it start anywhere in the Limb?
IE if someone had weakness in their calf or Bicep but still had full strength in their toes/feet or fingers/hands could you discount ALS.
I'm just wondering whether you would always notice weakness of the toes/foot before you noticed calf weakness and similarly if you would notice weakness in the hands/fingers before you noticed forearm/bicep weakness.
Or is it possible that weakness would begin in the calf while the foot remained unaffected? Or in the bicep/forearm when the hand is unaffected?