neurology

Good evening everybody. Gratitude in advance to anyone who reads this, or takes the time to respond. From reading all the stickies, I seriously doubt I have ALS. My heart goes out to those that do. That said, there is so much knowledge and experience here and if possible, I would like to pick...

Hello everyone. I have posted here before. I would like to post one final time and share the end of my story in hopes that it will help those who come here in future in a similar situation to mine. This will be long, so please don't feel like you need to read it- I am not seeking help, but just...

Hello everyone! I'm a 27 year old junior cardiologist from Bucharest, Romania. First and foremost, ever since I first saw a patient dealing with ALS during Med School, I have the utmost respect for the ones fighting with this disease. I wouldn't consider myself an anxiety sufferer or...

Hi i was pointed here by Nikkij . The Introduction link should be top of the page IMHO. I left the Fire service here in the UK aged 50 in 2012 I had enough in my pension pot to get by on and I had a sweating problem, I thought this might be due to job stresses and would clear up when I...

I went to my primary care physician I explained to him all my symptoms. Based on what I explained to him said it might be auto immune disease. He notices atrophy on my hands and neck. He decided to do blood work and scheduled me for a follow up the week after which is today. I just left his...

https://www.alsforums.com/forum/do-i-have-als-als/41324-just-need-relief.html The above thread is my original thread, which has since been closed. Hi, I posted about two months ago with concerns that I had re: twitching and other ailments that were not indicative of anything worrisome. I saw...

First of all, thank you to everyone taking the time to read this. I appreciate and respect your knowledge and look forward to your feedback. I'm not sure where to start. So I will pick last summer, August I believe it was. I got on my bike and couldn't ride for more than a couple of...

https://journals.lww.com/neurotodayonline/blog/NeurologyTodayConferenceReportersAANAnnualMeeting/Pages/post.aspx?PostID=65 LOS ANGELES–An experimental drug that regulates inflammation and showed a strong signal in a pilot study in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) failed to...

Hello, Did not know if this was the appropriate category to post in, so my apologies if that is the case. Have perused/read several threads on here for months now in search of some guidance. I have two specific questions/topics: 1) Had to move for work recently so finding a new GP (first...

I was recently told by my internist that I most likely have Myasthenia Gravis, ALS, or something similar. She is not thrilled with my care thus far by my current neurologist and spoke with the chief of Neurology at the University of Utah, who specializes in ALS, MG, EMG, etc. He has agreed to...