Hello,
First of all, thank you for all your expertise. I admire you all. I have been having some spasticity or dystonia in my tongue. It feels very stiff esp. at the base. I am also having twitching in my legs and have some weakness in my hand. The neurologist did an evaluation and said everything seemed fine to him. I requested an EMG which they did. The doctor doing the EMG tested my legs, feet, hands, arms, back and neck. He did not test my tongue. My question is would bulbar ALS show up using he back and neck only or is the tongue a necessary piece? Do you think I should request a follow up EMG with this component?
Thanks for you help in advance.
First of all, thank you for all your expertise. I admire you all. I have been having some spasticity or dystonia in my tongue. It feels very stiff esp. at the base. I am also having twitching in my legs and have some weakness in my hand. The neurologist did an evaluation and said everything seemed fine to him. I requested an EMG which they did. The doctor doing the EMG tested my legs, feet, hands, arms, back and neck. He did not test my tongue. My question is would bulbar ALS show up using he back and neck only or is the tongue a necessary piece? Do you think I should request a follow up EMG with this component?
Thanks for you help in advance.