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  1. F

    Still not sure if it's ALS

    I have posted here before about my wife's condition. She has been in a wheel chair for over a year now and getting very weak. Recently she was hospitalized due to horrible stomach pains and constipation. I sent her to Lahey Clinic 3 times in a week by ambulance and they finally admitted her...
    • finiteguy
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    • advice age als als? arm chair clinic constipation diagnosis emg genetic hearing muscles nurses problems
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  2. J

    Cognitive changes/Advice

    My PALS, bulbar onset, diagnosed last December has been steadily declining both physically and cognitively. Back in April we enrolled in the LEFFTDS study at the Mayo Clinic because there was a possibility that he had familial ALS due to C9 gene mutation. As part of the study he did have a...
    • Jennanne
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    • advice angry back brain bulbar bulbar onset clinic diagnosed familial familial als family frustrated genetic genetic testing heart helpful kids mri neurologist onset questions support testing work worried
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: General discussion about ALS/MND
  3. J

    Concerning symptoms, losing hope

    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...
    • jnikes
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    • als brain burning clinical decline emg exercise fals familial fatigue genetic hope life mri muscle muscle twitches neurologist reading symptoms tests twitches vacation weakness young
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  4. A

    Upset Rant

    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...
    • AKNate
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    • angry ankle cure diagnosis edaravone fingers genetic genetic testing happiness hope medicine muscles progression rant reading sad sod1 stupid symptoms testing tests thumb wrong
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Current caregivers
  5. M

    Concerned...

    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...
    • mihu
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    • als ankle arm clinical concerned cramps dad eye family family history fasciculation genetic go away hearing ice mnd mri muscle neurologist nose pain questions sporadic test tongue twitches wanted weakness
    • Replies: 54
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  6. F

    I am scared

    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...
    • Feared
    • Thread
    • als back breathing choking diagnosed early finger fingers genetic hours keyboard kids pain pressure problems scared shoulder surgery symptoms symptoms? work worry wrists
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  7. Jackfishem

    Long term care insurance

    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...
  8. N

    Inherited ALS

    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...
    • NMPR
    • Thread
    • als brother burning children cost cramping dad death dementia diagnosed familial fatigue genetic genetic testing muscle neurologist scared sleep stiffness stroke testing
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Familial ALS (FALS)
  9. S

    Concerned/Worried about ALS

    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...
    • stoneyboy
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    • age als ankle anxiety clinical concerned cramps foot genetic ice immediately improvement increase ms? muscle muscle twitching questions reading risk shaking shortness of breath sleep stress tests twitches twitching weakness worried worried about als young
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  10. R

    ALS Genetics

    https://www.nature.com/articles/nrneurol.2016.182.epdf?author_access_token=K4Qx1HGd9VyK8f6Oy_YiYtRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0N0aQx9xzCahg5E0HbE4GJ6anbhKDvPbry79BCPjXUiL1NVnlAxIf9uxnqfQLjeJWSFbqdayVlqOyacBjsefOCG37P8OIKH50szlcgttOb4QQ%3D%3D
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