Antologia
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Finally I had my EMG, last week. I did not get the results yet, but when I left, the neuro said it all looked fine.
They tested 8 muscles: my biceps, between my thumb and finger, my upper leg and my shinbone. And that on both sides.
While I was lying there, I felt twitching everywhere, however the neuro said she didn't see them on the EMG.
I have increase of saliva. Why didn't they test my tongue? Of course I asked, and the neuro said it was a protocol to test those muscles when you don't have clinical weakness, except twitching, because those muscles were the most common ones.
So, now I'm afraid they might miss problems because they tested the wrong muscles. Is it true that they will find problems in all your muscles if you have ALS, not only in the one that you have problems in? Is it true that when the twitching is widespread, the muscle problems should be found in all muscles, not only one or two?
What would be your advice, when I visit my neuro tomorrow for the official results?
They tested 8 muscles: my biceps, between my thumb and finger, my upper leg and my shinbone. And that on both sides.
While I was lying there, I felt twitching everywhere, however the neuro said she didn't see them on the EMG.
I have increase of saliva. Why didn't they test my tongue? Of course I asked, and the neuro said it was a protocol to test those muscles when you don't have clinical weakness, except twitching, because those muscles were the most common ones.
So, now I'm afraid they might miss problems because they tested the wrong muscles. Is it true that they will find problems in all your muscles if you have ALS, not only in the one that you have problems in? Is it true that when the twitching is widespread, the muscle problems should be found in all muscles, not only one or two?
What would be your advice, when I visit my neuro tomorrow for the official results?