Lindoglvr
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Hello all,
I'm new to this board. A little about me, I'm a speech-language pathologist. I have had on and off neurological symptoms for the past 2 years w/o a diagnosis. I just had a repeat MRI of my spine and brain and a MRA of my head and neck. My vessels are fine. My brain is normal.
Since my last MRI of the spine, I now have "thinning of the spinal cord" which indicates atrophy. Combined with other symptoms, I now think I may have a motor neuron disease, whereas before I thought maybe it was MS since other things had been ruled out, such as lupus, lymes, vasculatides, sjogren's, sarcoidosis, etc.
Basically, my symptoms have been as follows:
Two years ago, tingling in my shoulder blade, tripping episodes, weakness in my legs, spasms in my legs, dysarthria (motor speech problems) and a hyperactive gag reflex, on and off numbness in my left hand with some clumsiness in both hands at times.
Over the years, I've had more facial symptoms, such as tingling along my trigeminal nerve and eye twitches. More tripping episodes, more weakness in the extremeties, especially my legs, more numbness and clumsiness in my right hand.
Last year, my neuro exam showed hypereflexia on the left side.
Lately I've had more spasms, especially in my lower back, but throughout my back, my ribs, trembling in my arms like when I try to push myself up from bed, and overall the feeling like my legs and arms are spaghetti, like I just did a bunch of pushups or got off a stairmaster or something.
The hyperreflexia indicates upper motor neuron involvment and the symptoms in my legs and arms indicate lower neuron involvement.
I see my neuro again on the 18th. I'm sure he'll want to repeat evoked potentials and EMGs.
Anyhow, trying not to self-diagnose, being in the medical field and all that, but it is starting to point to a MND to me.
Does any of this sound familiar to anyone?
Thanks for your time. I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving.
Linda
I'm new to this board. A little about me, I'm a speech-language pathologist. I have had on and off neurological symptoms for the past 2 years w/o a diagnosis. I just had a repeat MRI of my spine and brain and a MRA of my head and neck. My vessels are fine. My brain is normal.
Since my last MRI of the spine, I now have "thinning of the spinal cord" which indicates atrophy. Combined with other symptoms, I now think I may have a motor neuron disease, whereas before I thought maybe it was MS since other things had been ruled out, such as lupus, lymes, vasculatides, sjogren's, sarcoidosis, etc.
Basically, my symptoms have been as follows:
Two years ago, tingling in my shoulder blade, tripping episodes, weakness in my legs, spasms in my legs, dysarthria (motor speech problems) and a hyperactive gag reflex, on and off numbness in my left hand with some clumsiness in both hands at times.
Over the years, I've had more facial symptoms, such as tingling along my trigeminal nerve and eye twitches. More tripping episodes, more weakness in the extremeties, especially my legs, more numbness and clumsiness in my right hand.
Last year, my neuro exam showed hypereflexia on the left side.
Lately I've had more spasms, especially in my lower back, but throughout my back, my ribs, trembling in my arms like when I try to push myself up from bed, and overall the feeling like my legs and arms are spaghetti, like I just did a bunch of pushups or got off a stairmaster or something.
The hyperreflexia indicates upper motor neuron involvment and the symptoms in my legs and arms indicate lower neuron involvement.
I see my neuro again on the 18th. I'm sure he'll want to repeat evoked potentials and EMGs.
Anyhow, trying not to self-diagnose, being in the medical field and all that, but it is starting to point to a MND to me.
Does any of this sound familiar to anyone?
Thanks for your time. I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving.
Linda