help read emg results?

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ive been having weakness but is thia indicative of als or muscle disorder? i was very hesitant in posting my results due to the seriousness of the disease thank you in advance for taking your time to help me.
 

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No, if anything this suggests a primary nerve problem that could be caused by injury or other reasons. Please follow up with the doctor(s) who ordered the EMG.

Best,
Laurie
 
No, if anything this suggests a primary nerve problem that could be caused by injury or other reasons. Please follow up with the doctor(s) who ordered the EMG.

Best,
Laurie
Thank you so much laurie for your response, ive been having muscle twitches all over, since around a year now but it all started with right leg weakness and then right arm weakness my muscles feel fatigued and sore i have my neurologist appointment in a month and ive been very nervous about what could be going on, thank you again Att:ivonne
 
i need help reading my results is this indicative of myopathy such as als?
 

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Mod note: above post moved to existing thread from another person's. Ivonne, please continue to post in your own thread. It helps people focus on individuals' questions and prevents confusion.
 
Mod note: above post moved to existing thread from another person's. Ivonne, please continue to post in your own thread. It helps people focus on individuals' questions and prevents confusion.
could decreased insertional activity indicate als?
 
ALS is diagnosed based on finding a pattern of weakness in at least three spinal regions (bulbar, arms, legs, thoracic are examples of spinal regions) in combination with hyper or pathological reflexes and characteristic EMG abnormalities. EMG findings show evidence of widespread acute and chronic denervation and reinnervation. Insertional activity is usually increased in ALS but is just one of many findings on the EMG. Diagnosis also requires ruling out conditions that can mimic ALS and finding evidence of disease progression. An experienced neuromuscular disease specialist is needed to put this all together.

Your EMG does not show the type of findings we see in ALS.
 
ALS is diagnosed based on finding a pattern of weakness in at least three spinal regions (bulbar, arms, legs, thoracic are examples of spinal regions) in combination with hyper or pathological reflexes and characteristic EMG abnormalities. EMG findings show evidence of widespread acute and chronic denervation and reinnervation. Insertional activity is usually increased in ALS but is just one of many findings on the EMG. Diagnosis also requires ruling out conditions that can mimic ALS and finding evidence of disease progression. An experienced neuromuscular disease specialist is needed to put this all together.

Your EMG does not show the type of findings we see in ALS.
thank you so much for taking your time to look at my emg, i was worried about increased amplitude since i read it was reinnnervation, and i still have weakness that seems to be spreding and muscle twitches
 
Please follow up with the doctor who ordered the EMG.
 
i have one more question does my emg indicate chronic denervation? or only reinnervation? ive been dealing with more weakness and atrophy i have an apointment with a neuromuscular specialist in august:) thank you so much in advance, god bless everyone with this terrible disease..
 
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