parkinsons

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    Unsure how to approach symptoms

    Hello guys, I need some help here. I'll try to keep this as short as possible and before I start I will say that I've read the sticky. I'm a 25 year old male and for the last 11+ months I've been experiencing some really awful symptoms that (with some direction from my GP) has pointed me in the...
  2. P

    Looking advice on diagnosis

    Hello dear people, First and foremost I have to say that I have utmost respect for everyone who replies to the posts of us health worriers - this forum has helped me immensely when looking for information about this terrible illness. My story is this, I am 28 years old male, I have got a PhD...
  3. A

    questions about possible als

    sorry guys , have been having unsolved neuro issue for 10 months, now getting sent to mayo clinic in rochester in 2 weeks. So i have had musular twiching in toes (really arch of left foot) that causes my toes to move, then it moved to my left leg, then moved to left eye, mostly over last 8...
  4. M

    Anyone else with B.A.D. diagnosis?

    new to the forum so please forgive messy typing, etc. I began having fasciculations in left arm in Jan 2016. father had Parkinsons and I've had restless leg syndrome for 20 years and been on parkinsons meds so I assumed that was cause. Pk was ruled out but had emg ncv in july 2016 and neuro...
  5. M

    12 months struggling, still no diagnosis

    Hi, my husband has some neurological problem, as yet undiagnosed. His legs feel heavy and stiff to move, particularly walking up stairs or slopes, he says it is like wading through chest deep mud. There is no pain as such just an almost physical resistance. Like he is wearing a lead suit. He...
  6. K

    Does ALS cause hand shakes/tremors?

    Let me start by saying that I know ALS causes weakness, atrophy, etc and that tremors alone are not indicative, but, are tremors a inclusive sign as well or not?I havent found a whole lot on tremors equating to ALS. Parkinsons, or MS? Yes, but it seems the people that do have ALS and admit to a...
  7. A

    Possible symptoms?

    Before writing further, I want to note that I have read the Common Concern and getting a diagnosis stickies. I hesitated to even describe my symptoms because several would seem to point in contrary directions from ALS. However, I'm going to post here regardless because (1) some symptoms do...
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    Speed of Progression?

    Are there any cases of ALS that you guys know of that have been fatal within seven months of onset of symptoms? My mother was diagnosed with ALS formally on Monday, after initially having a diagnosis of multifocal motor neuropathy in early October. Her serious symptoms started in late August...
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    25 years old and concerned

    First, I just want to thank anyone for any reply. I understand the energy some members of this forum expend just to try and ease the minds of concerned people like myself. I guess I should start by describing the last few months for me. In August, I decided to see a neurologist because of a...
  10. J

    Should I Be Concerned?

    Hello, and thank you in advance for taking the time to read and possibly give a little guidance ^.^ I've read the sticky, but (must shed some light) I am a hypochondriac, I've been in and out of hospitals in the past for very meager 'symptoms'. As someone who finds something different, I tend...
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