janicebuf
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- Jul 6, 2005
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- Loved one DX
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- US
- State
- NY
- City
- east amherst
hi, i hope someone out there has an answer. als runs in our family. my brother who is 45 has had some bulbar problems. both of his cheeks have some loss of sensation and he claims he can't say his 's's, although we don't notice it, nor can he 'spit'. when asked to blow up a balloon he can't because of loss of sensation in his cheeks. he presently doesn't have any problems swallowing, breathing, etc. and of course the mri didn't show anything. obviously his next step is an emg in 2 weeks. this has been goin on for a couple of months and has not progressed. we are cofused as no one in our family has ever had bulbar symptoms. would anyone know if these symptoms are typical bulbar (als) symptoms. my thanks for your respnse!