Is usually facial nerve affected in early ALS?

[peppe271]

Hi,
I am not new to this forum. I was suspected of myasthenia gravis, which was ruled out by the doctor who did emg. I did also an eeg and a magnetic resonance of brain, about which I didn't get any feedback yet, waiting for the second visit at the neurologist. I am currently taking escilatopram for the anxiety. I was several months with myasthenia-like symptoms in head and limbs, incredible weakness of muscles, and fasciculations. Most of those symptoms disappeared, I regained most of the strength, except something in my face. The brow falls on my eye, it is barely noticeable, and when I try to make a surprised espression, wide open the eyes, one brow raises and the other mostly stays there, dropping on the eye. If I try harder, the lower lid of that eye starts to tremble. I have this at least since January, probably from a bit more. The tissue under the dropping brow is more painful than the other eye if I push it. Can ALS start with such nerves/muscles?

Edit

I would like to add that I don't have fasciculations in tongue or that I can speak quite ok (have some throat problems but are from acid reflux. It feels like a muscular failure, not difficulty

 

[Atsugi]

There's no sign of ALS in this post or your previous posts.

Typically your neurologist uses the EMG for guidance. I understand that went well.

 

[peppe271]

Yes, but the emg was done in other muscles- hand/arm, forearm and other parts of face. Upon my question whether it could be als or similar, the doctor stated strongly that it is not myasthenia. I wonder if I had als he could actually notice something anyway. The emg was the superficial one, without the long needles

 

[Atsugi]

No needles? Did you have an EMG or an NCV?

 

[Vincent]

Your symptoms went away. ALS does not go away, it just gets worse. You my friend have anxiety. This can be a life changing thing, get help for anxiety. And stay away from this forum it isn't helping your anxiety.

 

[peppe271]

No needles? Did you have an EMG or an NCV?

Hi, it was a superficial EMG.
What concerns me now is the muscle which keeps up the brow. It just works like at its 10%

 

[peppe271]

Your symptoms went away. ALS does not go away, it just gets worse. You my friend have anxiety. This can be a life changing thing, get help for anxiety. And stay away from this forum it isn't helping your anxiety.

Hi Vincent, i respect what you told me. Im in cure for anxiety already