hyperreflexia

I'm sure a lot of people post here about muscle twitching and I apologize for being one of those people, I have been scouring the internet for answers and I'm deciding to post to see if there's anyone out there who may have some good insight. Thank you in advance. My mother passed from ALS...

Hello to all lovely people here. Firstly, I want to apologise in advance for my not so perfect english, it is not my first,nor my second language but I will try to be as clear as possible. For 2 months I have hestitated to post on here because I didn't want to intrude before someone actually...

Hello everyone, i´m a Medical Student from Bavaria, Germany and first of all, i want to say sorry for my english. I hope everyone can understand what i´m talking about. So, i´m here, because i think i could have ALS and tomorrow i have an appointment at a neurologist. As there are only 15...

Hi all, While I'm experiencing other symptoms that I won't get into (twitching, stiffness, etc) because they seem to be nonspecific to ALS, I do want to ask about a specific symptom that I've been experiencing. I've been having bouts of excessive sneezing lately. Is this an upper motor neuron...

I just had my first visit to a neurologist for twitching that started seven months ago. My neurological exam was normal except for brisk deep tendon reflexes with 1-2 beats of clonus. I was ordered an EMG, blood work, X-ray, and an MRI to be done. I am not very concerned anymore (I was the...

Hi all, Firstly I would like to say a massive thank you to all those who contribute to this forum you all display courage and empathy which is incredible given what you have or are facing. I am a 39 year male with a fairly recent history of anxiety following a number of unexpected deaths in my...

My MRI shows on area of hypertensity in frontal lobe. This is a common finding and not indictitive of ms or als I am told .I have had a positive emg on both legs and now both arms. My left hand has lost almost all strength and my left thumb twitches when I use it. Texting is almost impossible...

Hello and thank you all for your time and consideration. I'm going to start from the beginning and try to be as thorough as I can. I am a 24 year old male and I have been having fatigue for many years. I have also been on Paxil for anxiety since shortly after graduating highschool. Over the...

Hi everyone, This is my first time posting here so please be patient with me. My mom has been going through some problems that started back in August (5 months now). We have been to see a neurologist who is getting ready to make the final diagnosis, but we are not sure that this is als (he is...

I received my official diagnosis of ALS on 12/16/16. I knew in my mind that I had it, but was continuing to hope and pray for an alternate diagnosis. I've had some minor progression in my speech articulation and some vocal quality (raspy) changes in addition to EMG findings on my tongue and...