Geo
Senior member
- Joined
- Aug 24, 2007
- Messages
- 500
- Reason
- DX UMND/PLS
- Diagnosis
- 12/2001
- Country
- US
- State
- Florida
- City
- Ruskin
Feature / Upper / Lower
Reflexes / Hyperactive / Deminished or absent
Atrophy / None or absent / Present
Fasici,s / None or absent / Present
Muscle Tone / Increased / Decreased or absent
This is taken from Merck Manual . Fasics are fasiculations ,or some call twitches .
Some here say they have weakness and have PLS ,this is problably Stiffness or the muscle unwilling to move . PLS is a Upper Motor Neuron Disease Only, no Lower Involved . Or i would say you dont have PLS . There are Lots of Motor Neuropathies
and one can be confused with others . PlSers are Blessed in a way ,We may not have a Quality of life but we get to live . Hope this helps someone . Geo
Reflexes / Hyperactive / Deminished or absent
Atrophy / None or absent / Present
Fasici,s / None or absent / Present
Muscle Tone / Increased / Decreased or absent
This is taken from Merck Manual . Fasics are fasiculations ,or some call twitches .
Some here say they have weakness and have PLS ,this is problably Stiffness or the muscle unwilling to move . PLS is a Upper Motor Neuron Disease Only, no Lower Involved . Or i would say you dont have PLS . There are Lots of Motor Neuropathies
and one can be confused with others . PlSers are Blessed in a way ,We may not have a Quality of life but we get to live . Hope this helps someone . Geo