vrt749
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- Joined
- Jun 18, 2008
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- Reason
- Learn about ALS
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- US
- State
- New York
- City
- Rochester
Hello
I am a 41 year old male, present with weekness on left side and fasiculations. At this time I have LMN signs only. My question is when you have ALS does it take time for the UMN signs to develop, or do you see that early on. They have rulled out every thing else, through blood work, and MRI, and are now going to do the lumbar puncture. There is no eveidence of mmn in the blood work, but want to try a treatment just to be safe. Dr says he is confused, because weekness is very focal, usually in ALS it is a little more (whole are instead if just part of the arm) So again my question, is does ALS start with LMN signs then progress to UMN signs at a later time, or do you have UMN signs early on?
Thanks
I am a 41 year old male, present with weekness on left side and fasiculations. At this time I have LMN signs only. My question is when you have ALS does it take time for the UMN signs to develop, or do you see that early on. They have rulled out every thing else, through blood work, and MRI, and are now going to do the lumbar puncture. There is no eveidence of mmn in the blood work, but want to try a treatment just to be safe. Dr says he is confused, because weekness is very focal, usually in ALS it is a little more (whole are instead if just part of the arm) So again my question, is does ALS start with LMN signs then progress to UMN signs at a later time, or do you have UMN signs early on?
Thanks