olly
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- Joined
- Jan 10, 2008
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- Reason
- PALS
- Diagnosis
- 11/2007
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- uk
- State
- uk
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- uk
ive searched net about hypotonicity and it keeps telling me its a lmn sign. i have predminatly umn symptoms with on /off fassic and clonus. but i have developed hypotonicity. this is loss of muscle tone and loss of a muscles natural ability to contract. last year the neuro found it by doing something to my ancle (i think he did something down the side of my foot )and my lower leg started quvering like mad, he and nurse looked on in amazement.i suspect i have pls but this lmn involvement is confusing me . mri,genetic tests etc are all ok ,i asked if it was neuropathy or myopathy he said no.its not dystropathy as reflexes are hypo. i am baffled how for instance how i can have hypo reflexes, spasticity and hypotonicity in my left leg. spasticity/increased tone/umn, hypotonicity/increased tone/lmn.u+l signs in a limb is suspect als. im going to have a emg to put my mind a rest, this is driving me round the bend lol: :