petia_efr
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From some weeks now I experience muscle weakness. My kness are just bending over while I am walking and I must make extreme efforts sometimes to keep myself not falling when I run. My hands also seem weaker and shake alot. I couldnt hold lighter objects in my hands because the heavier the object is the easier it is to hold it. But when it is not heavy enough my hand begin to shake very hard and I cant keep it in my grip. This extreme weakness is killing me so I went to MRI. MRI was clear (MRI on my brain). I went to EMG and there the neurologies found abnormalities in my hand and leg, here is the summary from EMG:
The truth is that before I do the EMG I have read alot of information about ALS in this forum. I was very concerned because usually when you hear denervation it means ALS or at least I thought so when I read several posts. I asked my neuro is it possible to have ALS and she said that she is completely sure that this is not ALS but some problems with my spine in the area of the waist and neck (where I have been experiencing little pains and a lot of stiffness). It is truth that she told me that I should not read in such forums anyhow because most of the information is false and there was no way one to mistake ALS for another desease. So she was completely sure it is not ALS.
However you have experience with ALS and I wanted to contact you for opinion. Neuro told me that diagnosis of ALS is really easy symptoms are pretty obvious and EMG results are as well. Despite she told me I don't have fasciculations I still experience muscle twitching but I was told that this is different thing. So do you think I have ALS? I am still a bit worried
- Cervical sensitivity on C5-C6-C7 L4-L5-S1
- Reduced F-Wave for C6 L5
- Elements of denervation for M.OPPONENS DEX.
- Reduced conductivity for N. MEDIANUS DEX.
- No fasciculation (just sensitivity on some areas)
The truth is that before I do the EMG I have read alot of information about ALS in this forum. I was very concerned because usually when you hear denervation it means ALS or at least I thought so when I read several posts. I asked my neuro is it possible to have ALS and she said that she is completely sure that this is not ALS but some problems with my spine in the area of the waist and neck (where I have been experiencing little pains and a lot of stiffness). It is truth that she told me that I should not read in such forums anyhow because most of the information is false and there was no way one to mistake ALS for another desease. So she was completely sure it is not ALS.
However you have experience with ALS and I wanted to contact you for opinion. Neuro told me that diagnosis of ALS is really easy symptoms are pretty obvious and EMG results are as well. Despite she told me I don't have fasciculations I still experience muscle twitching but I was told that this is different thing. So do you think I have ALS? I am still a bit worried