Hey guys,
My names is Trent, i am a 28 year old male from australia who posted previously on this forum looking for opinions on my emg results and my symptoms, below i will write my symptoms, my emg results and my experiences with neuro's.
my symptoms:
before i start with my smyptoms i will...
Hey guys,
My names is Trent, i am a 28 year old male from australia who posted previously on this forum looking for opinions on my emg results and my symptoms, below i will write my symptoms, my emg results and my experiences with neuro's.
my symptoms:
before i start with my...
Hi guys, i am a 28 year old male. I have been having all over body twitches, weakness, muscle fatigue for over a month now, I have seen 2 neurologist's both said they were not concerned and they were happy with the physical exams they gave me, however one neuro requested a emg and my go recently...
Hi guys, i am a 28 year old male. I have been having all over body twitches, weakness, muscle fatigue for over a month now, I have seen 2 neurologist's both said they were not concerned and they were happy with the physical exams they gave me, however one neuro requested a emg and my go recently...
Hi guys, i am a 28 year old male. I have been having all over body twitches, weakness, muscle fatigue for over a month now, I have seen 2 neurologist's both said they were not concerned and they were happy with the physical exams they gave me, however one neuro requested a emg and my go recently...
Hi Everyone,
I have some issues with my right arm/hand/shoulder that has been for 2 months. I recently did an NCV/EMG. I am wondering if you can help me interpret it?
A brief history of my conditions:
2.5 months ago: pin and needle on my right pinky finger and ring finger.
2 month ago...
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I have been lurking on the forum for a few months, since his symptoms began in late July/early August 2012. He's had 3 EMGs since September 2012 and just the most recent one last week finally showed what we have suspected - bulbar onset ALS.
I have already learned so much here but still feel at...
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Hi there,
I have a question about the EMGs and twitching. The muscle twitches I get are very sporadic and short in duration. They last about a second. If there is no muscle twitching during needle insertion, will the neurologist miss something? Can this result in a false negative on the...
After fighting the insertion of a peg for almost a year, I started dropping weight by the day and said "how soon can we get one in" ive had it for two months now and have adjusted nicely.:) Not gaining much weight but I stopped losing. I have bulbar onset and had ALS since 2009. The peg saved me...
Thankfully, I have just completed my third clean EMG in six months. The first was of two limbs / the second was three limbs and thorasic / and the last of two limbs, thorasic, pectoral, neck and under the chin. However my symptoms which started 7-8 months ago continue. I am wondering if all this...