rocmg
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hi all. she of the many questions returns to post again.
my mum and i were talking and she said that somewhere along her father's family tree, someone had something that was thought to have been kennedy's disease (vague, i know, bear with me though). i know this is a long shot, and i'm not trying to be a smart ass since i do believe that the neuros mum and i have spoken to are excellent at what they do. but neither of them suggested doing any bloods or DNA testing or anything other than a clinical observation. mum had one emg, and it was inconclusive.
obviously when you have a world class neuro diagnosing you, i guess you just accept what they have to say. but i was just wondering if it's particularly odd. i'm not getting my hopes up here, but would like to hear what any of your have to say on the subject.
god bless.
oops... editing because i just wanted to know if testing for genetic disorders is standard before making an ALS diagnosis. that's it in a nutshell really.
my mum and i were talking and she said that somewhere along her father's family tree, someone had something that was thought to have been kennedy's disease (vague, i know, bear with me though). i know this is a long shot, and i'm not trying to be a smart ass since i do believe that the neuros mum and i have spoken to are excellent at what they do. but neither of them suggested doing any bloods or DNA testing or anything other than a clinical observation. mum had one emg, and it was inconclusive.
obviously when you have a world class neuro diagnosing you, i guess you just accept what they have to say. but i was just wondering if it's particularly odd. i'm not getting my hopes up here, but would like to hear what any of your have to say on the subject.
god bless.
oops... editing because i just wanted to know if testing for genetic disorders is standard before making an ALS diagnosis. that's it in a nutshell really.
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