2nd EMG slight change, saliva, swallowing and speech issues - prepare for ALS diagnosed?
I think the doctors are trying to prepare us for a DX of ALS though they say there are still two options, myasthenia gravis, and certain myopathies.
My husband started having swallowing problems three months ago, along with saliva pooling in his mouth and throat and lots of mucous, which affect his speech. The first EMG was clean, two months later, the second EMG showed some progression but nothing "definitive" the neuro says. She detects some muscle weakness but not atrophy, and he is scheduled for a single-fiber EMG and nerve and muscle biopsies soon.
However, she said that while only 30% of ALS cases present like this (no muscle tremors, cramps, twitching), what leads her slightly to think of ALS more is the saliva production.
Has anyone else heard or or experienced this?
He's at the Neurological Institute in Montreal.
I thank you all.
I think the doctors are trying to prepare us for a DX of ALS though they say there are still two options, myasthenia gravis, and certain myopathies.
My husband started having swallowing problems three months ago, along with saliva pooling in his mouth and throat and lots of mucous, which affect his speech. The first EMG was clean, two months later, the second EMG showed some progression but nothing "definitive" the neuro says. She detects some muscle weakness but not atrophy, and he is scheduled for a single-fiber EMG and nerve and muscle biopsies soon.
However, she said that while only 30% of ALS cases present like this (no muscle tremors, cramps, twitching), what leads her slightly to think of ALS more is the saliva production.
Has anyone else heard or or experienced this?
He's at the Neurological Institute in Montreal.
I thank you all.