wrist drop

  1. J

    2 years symptoms - Neuro dismisses

    Hi - I've had twitching for 2 years, initially in the feet arches and calves, now more widespread (arms, back, fingers). Slight feeling of cramp in hand and left calf. Went to the neuro regarding increased twitches and was worried about shrinkage of muscles around my thumbs. Neuro did a few...
    • Jimbo70
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    • als als? back burning emg emg? fingers muscle pain muscles pain symptoms test tests twitches twitching worried wrist drop wrists
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    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  2. S

    What's happening?

    Hi everyone, Ok so I posted here after 3 months of the symptoms first occurring since then I have seen a Nuro and noted there was no abnormalities. Unfortunately another 3 months on, I have had worse symptoms. I have had to go private and pay for my Nuro which I see in two weeks as I can't...
    • Samo
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    • abuse als atrophy back bfs burning cramps early emg eye fasciculation fingers foot health life muscle pma scared stiffness symptoms thumb twitching weakness wrist wrist drop wrong
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  3. L

    Wrist Drop, decreased Dex and twitches in Right hand/arm

    Hello, I have read through the sticky and I see that if you do not have clinical weakness, then you probably shouldn't be concerned. However I was just looking for some incite as to if my symptoms could indicate ALS. I went to the GP today and after the exam, I was told that I will get an...
    • Legofingers
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    • als anxiety arm clinical emg fatigue flu mri muscle muscle fatigue pain symptoms test twitches urgent weakness work worry wrist wrist drop wrong
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  4. C

    Too much misinformation

    After lurking around here for a few months and trying to learn more about this disease and my own symptoms, I have never seen so much conflicting information on a single website/forum. I have read the symptoms and progression of hundreds of people with ALS (including most members with thousands...
    • cturk
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    • age als anger arm atrophy back bfs burning clinical confused cramping do i have als early falling fasciculations fingers foot free information medical medicine muscle muscle burning paralyzed problems progression reading research symptoms twitching weakness website work wrist wrist drop
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    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  5. Inventor

    Conflicting diagnoses

    New here, have been lurking for about a year, however. 38 year old male, no health problems prior to the one I'm going through at the moment: My symptoms started as weakness during long typing sessions in Dec 2010, and until Jun 2011 presented as something you would expect in CTS (wrist drop...
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    • abdomen als atrophy clinical cramps diagnose diagnosis emg fasciculations finger health ivig mmn mnd movement neurologist new here normal emg onset pain power problems symptoms tests thumb tongue wanted weakness wrist wrist drop
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    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  6. M

    frustrated and confused can anyone help?

    i am a 31 year female who is supposed to be enjoying her young family but 7 months ago after the birth of my son i noticed pain in my left forearm which was shooting up to my fingers and within a couple of weeks i could not extend my fingers properly and had wrist drop. i went to my GP and she...
    • melb
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    • ache back balance brain christmas clinical confused confusing emg family female fingers frustrated ivig life love mmn mnd mri muscles neurologist pain progression sleep story test treatment twitching weakness work wrist wrist drop young
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  7. M

    frustrated and confused can anyone help?

    i am a 31 year female who is supposed to be enjoying her young family but 7 months ago after the birth of my son i noticed pain in my left forearm which was shooting up to my fingers and within a couple of weeks i could not extend my fingers properly and had wrist drop. i went to my GP and she...
    • melb
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    • ache back balance brain christmas clinical confused confusing emg family female fingers frustrated ivig life love mmn mnd mri muscles neurologist pain progression sleep story test treatment twitching weakness work wrist wrist drop young
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Multifocal motor neuropathy
  8. S

    Symptom Progression

    hi all, I m 39 year old male with nice wife & 2 kids (11 & 6 yrs old). I m suffering from some sensory & some neurological symptoms from mid September 2010. I would give chronological history of my illness. Before all these started i was athelatic person having no history of past illness. On...
    • schandra
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    • ache arm atrophy back burning clinical coughing emg eye finger hip ice improvement kids media medical mnd mucus neck pain pain progression scared shoulder stiffness surgery symptom symptoms thumb transfer twitches twitching weakness worried worry wrist wrist drop
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  9. S

    worried 39 year male

    hi i had broken left humeral shaft in may 10 for that i had a surgery & put a plate there. but after that i observed left wrist drop due to damage to radial nerve. i again had a tendon transfer surgery in august 10 for wrist drop. i had a big casting on my left hand for a period of 4 weeks...
    • schandra
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    • advice cold fasciculation fatigue hip is this als pain surgery transfer worried wrist wrist drop
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  10. C

    Shivers and Shakes

    Hello- I have been around this forum for a while now (over a year). I recently had an EMG at OSU by a neuromuscular specialist and it was clean except for a few faciculations detected in my legs. My latest symptoms are very alarming to me and I need input & feedback 1. When I lay my...
    • CB1977
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    • clean emg cold emg fear ohio symptoms tremor weakness wrist wrist drop
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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