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    Do fasics indicate LMN involvement?

    My wife has had an upper motor neuron disease diagnosis about a year ago. She has also had reflexes categorized as hyperreflexia. She has clinical weakness that has continued to get worse. She has wasting especially the wrist and hands(between thumb and hand). Recently I noticed fasciculations...
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    ALS just shows up on list of diagnoses?

    My wife, 47, has had a diagnosis of Upper Motor Neuron Disease, along with dementia, and parkinsonism. As her caregiver for the last 18 months, I was stretched to the max. I had a heart attack 2weeks ago, and had to put my wife in a nursing home. During a family mtg. (at the nursing home) to...
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    genetic testing and sporadic als

    This may be an ignorant question. My wife has been given the diagnosis of "Upper Motor Neuron Disease". She has three cousins that have "Rapid Onset Dystonia Pakinsonism". The neuro wants to do genetic testing on my wife, one cousin, and the parent who had the mutation. I do not know what...
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    PLS and choking

    Hello to all Is choking part of PLS? Although my wife has been recently diagnosed as having Upper Motor Neuron Disease, it seems like she is "coughing" every time she eats. I tried searching to save repeating a question, but I can't search on my phone for some reason. Thanks to all
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    What does diagnosis "Upper Motor Neuron Disease" mean?

    Just saw Neuro for my wife 47 hrs old. We have 2 kids 11 and 13. I noticed the summary sheet a section called diagnoses. It listed one of the diagnoses we knew,and some new ones. The new ones were Myoclonus and Upper Motor Neuron Disease. Is this just telling me that she could have any of the...
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