HPXB
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I want to be respectful and keep my post fairly brief.
I am a male in his mid 30's. For the past 10 months, I have been experiencing visible fasciculations, beginning in my left hand/thumb and eventually spreading throughout my body. At this point, I have recurring fasciculations in my hands, biceps, buttocks, pectorals, mid-back, calves, quads, face, and feet. They are not constant, in that they do not occur 100% of the time, but they do occur frequently throughout every day. While my strength feels off here and there, I have not noticed any obvious weakness and have not experienced clinical failure.
My question is: Are the fasciculations associated with ALS typically persistent (i.e., they never stop, even for a moment) or can they be intermittent (i.e., occurring every few minutes)? From the patient's perspective (i.e., without an EMG), are there any other ways to distinguish benign fasciculations from those indicative of ALS?
Thank you so much for allowing me to post in this forum and for any guidance you are able to provide. I tremendously appreciate it.
I am a male in his mid 30's. For the past 10 months, I have been experiencing visible fasciculations, beginning in my left hand/thumb and eventually spreading throughout my body. At this point, I have recurring fasciculations in my hands, biceps, buttocks, pectorals, mid-back, calves, quads, face, and feet. They are not constant, in that they do not occur 100% of the time, but they do occur frequently throughout every day. While my strength feels off here and there, I have not noticed any obvious weakness and have not experienced clinical failure.
My question is: Are the fasciculations associated with ALS typically persistent (i.e., they never stop, even for a moment) or can they be intermittent (i.e., occurring every few minutes)? From the patient's perspective (i.e., without an EMG), are there any other ways to distinguish benign fasciculations from those indicative of ALS?
Thank you so much for allowing me to post in this forum and for any guidance you are able to provide. I tremendously appreciate it.