genetic

Hi all, Thank you in advance for taking the time to read this. I am going to do my best to keep this succinct. Any help and feedback is tremendously appreciated. Here is what's going on: In 2011 I lost my mother to ALS. In 2009 my grandmother passed away from MS. I am 26 years old, and...

Hi All, I'm having a really down day and need some help... and probably hugs.. i don't know. Here's a bit about us: My husband had his first symptoms 5 years ago in his calf muscles. Since then it pretty much stayed where it started, calf muscles. His toes are slightly affected, his knees a...

Hi Everybody, I just don't want to have long threads or ask multiple questions, wanted to check if the following scenario would be a chance of ALS or not ... I me :( Since 1 month and ~ 1 week I notice fasciculation in my calves and when I run or workout or randomly some very very mild cramps...

Help me! I am feared, concerned. Will put my symptoms? shortly. 1- ALS has been diagnosed for my mother (in 2017, she is 70 years old), 3 years ago she was at doctor with as she said, something with wrists, and they said it might be something to surgery but the doctor said in 3 years you wont...

My mom passed away in January of 2017 after a year long battle with ALS. Her brain was autopsied and markers of the c9 mutation were found. Now that I know what to test for, I would like to have genetic testing done. I know I need to obtain long term care insurance before the testing and would...

My paternal Grandmother died from ALS when she was about 59. Her son was also diagnosed with ALS in his seventies but died from a stroke. My dad died at 83 with some form of dementia. My brother died last year from ALS at 60. As far as I know there has not been any genetic testing because of the...

Hello, First I want to thank everyone for their time to even reading this post. I can only imagine how annoying/frustrating it must be to deal with people like me. I guess I'll start with a background: I am a 20 yr old male (I know a bit young and I have an incredibly small chance) who is a...

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So, next week is my first appointment in the ALS Clinic. Any idea what to expect/see? I don't think this is headed anywhere good. My last EMG came back with no denervation but I definitely have a muscle in my right calf that is flaccid. It is 1.5" smaller than the left side. My...

I have been seeing a top neurologist for several months. He has told me that I might have ALS, although I might also have some other MND or some form of neuropathy. I would appreciate any thoughtful reactions based on the following facts. I realize that any views expressed have limits, but at...