Karenmodz
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Good morning,
I posted on this forum months ago (I'm sorry - the thread is closed or I would comment again there.)
I am 36 years old, and went to see a neuro in the summer for fasiculations and perceived right sided weakness. He saw abnormalities on nerve conduction (fasiculations and symmetric hyperreflexia) but told me and my husband in the appointment that the EMG was normal. He said "i dont think this is tip of an iceburg."
I was so grateful and happy. However, today I went to see my primary care physician, who reviewed his notes and asked that I get a second opinion from another neurologist. She says the tests showed an abnormality, along with hyperrefelxia and the fasiculations.
She sent me the EMG, which says the following about the abnormalities:
Right peroneal motor response demonstrates...an absent F-wave latency.
Right tibeal motor response demonstrates...An A-wave present.
His notes were:
This is a mildly abnormal study. Nerve conduction show abscence of right peroneal motor f-wave. This is nonspecific and commonly seen in L5 radiculopathy. However, concentric needle exam did not show changes consistent with right L5 radiculopathy. There is no electrodiagnostic evidence for polyneuropathy, myopathy, or progressive lower motor neuron disease.
Now i took the appointment with the neurologist as conclusive. However, my primary says she "is not confident" and wants me to follow up with another specialist at a local university. The neurologist I saw - who did the report above - is, according to his profile, a nueromuscular specialist who attends at a local hospital. So he seems to have the credentials...
While I still have fasiculations every day with no continued perceived/actual weakness, I thought all of this was behind me. Now my primary care physician has opened a can of worms and I am wondering how serious this abnormaility on my emg is. I am nervoussss. Any advice would be sincerely appreciated.
Thank you!
-Karen
I posted on this forum months ago (I'm sorry - the thread is closed or I would comment again there.)
I am 36 years old, and went to see a neuro in the summer for fasiculations and perceived right sided weakness. He saw abnormalities on nerve conduction (fasiculations and symmetric hyperreflexia) but told me and my husband in the appointment that the EMG was normal. He said "i dont think this is tip of an iceburg."
I was so grateful and happy. However, today I went to see my primary care physician, who reviewed his notes and asked that I get a second opinion from another neurologist. She says the tests showed an abnormality, along with hyperrefelxia and the fasiculations.
She sent me the EMG, which says the following about the abnormalities:
Right peroneal motor response demonstrates...an absent F-wave latency.
Right tibeal motor response demonstrates...An A-wave present.
His notes were:
This is a mildly abnormal study. Nerve conduction show abscence of right peroneal motor f-wave. This is nonspecific and commonly seen in L5 radiculopathy. However, concentric needle exam did not show changes consistent with right L5 radiculopathy. There is no electrodiagnostic evidence for polyneuropathy, myopathy, or progressive lower motor neuron disease.
Now i took the appointment with the neurologist as conclusive. However, my primary says she "is not confident" and wants me to follow up with another specialist at a local university. The neurologist I saw - who did the report above - is, according to his profile, a nueromuscular specialist who attends at a local hospital. So he seems to have the credentials...
While I still have fasiculations every day with no continued perceived/actual weakness, I thought all of this was behind me. Now my primary care physician has opened a can of worms and I am wondering how serious this abnormaility on my emg is. I am nervoussss. Any advice would be sincerely appreciated.
Thank you!
-Karen