Willow
Distinguished member
- Joined
- Dec 28, 2006
- Messages
- 102
- Reason
- DX MND
- Diagnosis
- 04/2012
- Country
- CA
- State
- East Coast
- City
- NA
I am still waiting on more tests to be ordered but I do have a copy of the clinic Dr.'s letter to my GP. They were leaning towards a myopathy type thing until the pathology of the biopsy came in as more of a neurological problem.....when that happened any discussion was stopped and I have been waiting for more tests since.
Anyway here are terms in the letter that some I just don't understand the meanings of, if someone would mind helping me to understand I would appreciate it.
- reduced right peroneal and tibial motor amplituedes without significant conduction slowing.
- fibrillations in the right gastrocnemius
- borderline small motor units were present in a number of upper and lower limb muscles.
- units were a bit large in the right hand muscle
- vibration slightly reduced on fingers and toes
I did understand the wasted muscles, small hamstrings etc. I have reduced and absent ankle jerk. Some other things that were explained to me by GP, just mostly the EMG stuff I don't understand.
Any help understanding would really be appreciated. I have started physio but we are limiting it till we have more direction as to what this could be. I am hoping the biopsy sample has or will be sent to the clinic soon. The paper work for the clinic requested MRI is supposed to be put in soon. The waiting is hard
Anyway here are terms in the letter that some I just don't understand the meanings of, if someone would mind helping me to understand I would appreciate it.
- reduced right peroneal and tibial motor amplituedes without significant conduction slowing.
- fibrillations in the right gastrocnemius
- borderline small motor units were present in a number of upper and lower limb muscles.
- units were a bit large in the right hand muscle
- vibration slightly reduced on fingers and toes
I did understand the wasted muscles, small hamstrings etc. I have reduced and absent ankle jerk. Some other things that were explained to me by GP, just mostly the EMG stuff I don't understand.
Any help understanding would really be appreciated. I have started physio but we are limiting it till we have more direction as to what this could be. I am hoping the biopsy sample has or will be sent to the clinic soon. The paper work for the clinic requested MRI is supposed to be put in soon. The waiting is hard
