ncoetzee
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- Apr 20, 2020
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- Reason
- Learn about ALS
- Diagnosis
- 01/2019
- Country
- SA
- State
- FS
- City
- Bloemfontein
Hi everyone,
This thread is related to my husband, 30 years of age.
He developed a limp in September 2018, which worsened and he was diagnosed with left foot drop in January 2019. We went to see a neurologist to determine the cause; however, he was unable to provide definitive answers and we were told to keep an eye on any progression. The neurologist conducted an MRI of the lumbar area to rule out any disc/foraminal stenosis issues. He also conducted a list of blood tests which indicated low Vit B12 and Vit D (my husband was put on supplements). He conducted a nerve conduction test as well as an EMG. Kindly see results attached (the neurologist told us that the results are abnormal but he is not able to diagnose any specific problems).
Since then my husband attended physiotherapy sessions in order to improve his walking. His left upper leg has atrophied to almost half the side of his right upper leg. In the last month he has showed a reduction in his ability to do a calf raise on his right side (which was not a problem before) as well as range of movement and strength in dorsiflexion. He has muscle twitches all over his body and severe cramps in several muscles, sometimes strange muscles such as the abdominal muscles or intercostal muscles. I have also noticed that when he lies on his back and is busy on his phone, his hands become tingly. We are currently awaiting drs appointments as we recently moved to a new country and it was a bit of a mission to get appointments with the corona situation.
So my question is, from the old data as well as newly developed symptoms, is there a possibility that this might be early stage ALS?
Thank you.
This thread is related to my husband, 30 years of age.
He developed a limp in September 2018, which worsened and he was diagnosed with left foot drop in January 2019. We went to see a neurologist to determine the cause; however, he was unable to provide definitive answers and we were told to keep an eye on any progression. The neurologist conducted an MRI of the lumbar area to rule out any disc/foraminal stenosis issues. He also conducted a list of blood tests which indicated low Vit B12 and Vit D (my husband was put on supplements). He conducted a nerve conduction test as well as an EMG. Kindly see results attached (the neurologist told us that the results are abnormal but he is not able to diagnose any specific problems).
Since then my husband attended physiotherapy sessions in order to improve his walking. His left upper leg has atrophied to almost half the side of his right upper leg. In the last month he has showed a reduction in his ability to do a calf raise on his right side (which was not a problem before) as well as range of movement and strength in dorsiflexion. He has muscle twitches all over his body and severe cramps in several muscles, sometimes strange muscles such as the abdominal muscles or intercostal muscles. I have also noticed that when he lies on his back and is busy on his phone, his hands become tingly. We are currently awaiting drs appointments as we recently moved to a new country and it was a bit of a mission to get appointments with the corona situation.
So my question is, from the old data as well as newly developed symptoms, is there a possibility that this might be early stage ALS?
Thank you.