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    Update on New EMG Performed [Should I request a 2nd one on Bulbar Muscles?]

    Hello everyone, I had an EMG performed on Wednesday. The muscles tested: Hamstring Calf Muscle Thigh Some Hip Muscle (I forget the name) Anterior Deltoid Tricep Flexor Digitorum in my Hand Upper Trapezius Some muscle right around my Thoracic Spine (I forget the name) The EMG ostensibly came...
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    On the verge of a breakdown ..all symptoms of Als

    A year ago I started feeling numbness and tingling in my leg and burning sensation in my head I did a brain MRI which showed corticospinal tract hyperintensities which are biomarkers of Als. Neurologists said no Als and related my symptoms to anxiety but symptoms exacerbated a lot.later I began...
    • Lavender
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    • als anxiety arm brain breakdown breathing burning clinical crying diagnosis emg fear mri muscles slurred speech speech swallowing symptoms symptoms of als tongue weakness
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Proof that widespread twitching is related to ALS

    I recently came across this article and I'm freaking out now: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11464925 Everything I've read on here says that widespread twitching is not indicative of ALS, but this article states otherwise. The worst part is that I had an emg last year that the neuro...
    • Sheelee6
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    • age als als? arm burning clean emg denervation emg emg? female magnesium mri muscle muscles nih pain scared supplements symptoms twitching weakness
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    over 6 months of symptoms no answer

    First i would like to thank everyone in this forum for providing there experiance and knowledge, and i hope for a cure soon. would also like to state that i have never had HA and my symptoms did not start with twitching. I won't make this a novel so here goes. Sept. Mild fatigue and felt i...
    • Bankerman93
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    • back cramps cure emg eyes fatigue helpful hope mnd mri muscles saliva shortness of breath swallow symptoms twitching wanted weakness work wrong
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Just a little concerned

    Hi there everyone, I'm a little bit nervous to post this, naturally, and do want to say I hope I'm not upsetting anyone in doing so. The people on here seem absolutely amazing and I'd be appreciative of anyone to give me their personal opinion on this. Thank you so much in advance. Most...
    • akakindz58
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    • als anxiety arm artist back concerned depression fingers friend hope lump muscles pain possible als ring finger second opinion shoulder speech vision
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Question

    Hi, I know I have been here before but I just have a quick question and I don’t want to google.... I have body wide fasics- for over a year, no weakness but feel like I have mouth throat pnd drip issues, constant phlegm. My question- when someone has bulber, and they have bodywide...
    • sjtom
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    • dying emg muscle muscles onset phlegm tongue twitching weakness
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Husband is a possible carrier of c9 gene - anxiety over symptoms.

    Hi Everyone, My husband is 35 years old and has lost a cousin, an aunt, 2 uncles, (all to ALS) and currently watches his mom battle the final stages of ALS. His family carries the c9 gene. Upon visiting with his mom over Christmas (they live out of state) and spending a week surrounded by ALS...
    • Valerie064
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    • ability als als? anxiety burning christmas early family genetic genetic testing hope husband muscle muscles research stages support symptoms testing thenar thumb treatment twitches twitching worried
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Worth a follow up?

    37 years old. In May of 2017 I began having fasicularions and my reflexes were described as brisk. My EMG had this snippet: "Increased insertional activity, fibrillation, or positive sharp wave potentials suggestive of active denervation were noted in the bilateral FDI foot muscles in...
    • Quem
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    • atrophy back bfs cramping denervation emg fibrillation foot ice muscles twitching weakness
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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    Facial muscles

    I was diagnosed with progressive Bulbar Palsy I. January 2018. Although I could no longer swallow or speak by April of 2018, a PEG. helped and things were ok until Christmas of 2018. My limbs are weakening but I’m making the best of that. My biggest worry is my eyes. Even after sleeping well...
    • Idaho2790
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    • bipap bulbar christmas diagnosed eyegaze eyes hours muscle muscles peg swallow tobii worry
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: People with ALS (PALS)
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    Symptoms

    Hi my issue started in Nov was cooking bad pain in right hand went to doc blood test xray all fine physio noticed atrophy in my hand between thumb and forefinger went to neuro she didn't think I had adl had a emg result one slightly abnormal muscle in hand all others OK ongoing tingling numbness...
    • Skyvano
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    • als atrophy emg mri muscle muscles pain symptom symptoms test thumb worried
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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