genetic testing

  1. melalthia

    A question about my mom

    Hello everyone I posted this in the "Is this ALS?" forum.. and this morning when i woke I realized that was not the best place for it. First of all, hello! My name is mel and I just took my mom for her EMG test on wednesday. Though the blood work and MRI came back ok.. and the EMG said her...
    • melalthia
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    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Current caregivers
  2. H

    No familial ALS here!

    Wow-what a day yesterday was. In previous posts, I mentioned that my father was diagnosed with ALS in August 2009. His brother passed away in Nov; my uncle had other medical problems, including ALS, but died from heart complications, as we were told. My dad had some genetic testing done about 6...
    • heredownsouth
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    • als book brother dad diagnosed familial familial als family father genetic genetic testing heart information medical neurologist problems risk testing wrong
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: Current caregivers
  3. H

    What a few months these have been

    I've been reading the threads for several months now, as my dad was diagnosed in August, 2009. What a roller coaster ride this has been. My family has never experienced anything like this before. My dad's brother recently passed away-he also had ALS-so we are currently awaiting the results of...
    • heredownsouth
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    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Current caregivers
  4. L

    Genetic Testing

    I lost my father to ALS three years ago. His sister passed from ALS the year before him. They believed that it could point to Familial ALS. I remeber vaguely in that time someone suggesting submitting to a genetic test for FALS. I seem to remember them saying that even if I wished to remain...
    • layton1
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    • als fals familial familial als father genetic genetic testing test testing
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  5. E

    EMG on Wednesday

    Hi Everyone, Well, the day for my EMG is approaching (Wednesday) and I am more nervous than I thought I would be. I am not afraid of needles...that is no big deal for me. I think there is a part of me that simply does NOT want to know! Does that sound weird? If my EMG comes back clean I...
    • elliekusa
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    • als atrophy back biopsy diagnosis emg genetic genetic testing getting a diagnosis medical muscle muscle biopsy scared sporadic symptoms test testing vent weakness
    • Replies: 33
    • Forum: General discussion about ALS/MND
  6. J

    Update On My Situation

    I went to see Dr. Vedanarayanan, professor of neurology at the University of Mississippi Medical center on July 3rd. Upon completion of his physical examination of me he said what I had didn't appear to be ALS, due to not having any stiffness in my body and the lack of spascisity in my body. He...
    • JAKE
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    • als atrophy back biopsy brain emg genetic genetic testing ivig medical muscle biopsy muscles neurology problems professor stiffness testing treatments update
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: General discussion about ALS/MND
  7. R

    How common is upper motor neuron onset?

    Hi everyone, I'm thinking that I'm at the end of the line in terms of ruling things out that might mimic ALS & am probably lucky if I end up with a PLS diagnosis, but I suspect it may end up being ALS. My question is, has anyone here with ALS had an onset similar to mine, with upper motor...
    • robc
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    • als arm atrophy back biopsy brain bulbar clinic denervation diagnosis emg exercise genetic genetic testing hiv hours hsp manual motor neuron disease motor neuron symptoms muscles onset pls pls diagnosis power power chair problems reading symptoms testing twitches wheelchair worry
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  8. J

    new person

    Hello everyone. I am an adult daughter and caregiver to my recently diagnosed mom. She is 58 years old and started having problems around the middle of January 07. She started having frequent falls and could not get up by herself and just generally felt weak. Six months later a muscle biopsy...
    • justb
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    • ability als bed biopsy caregiver choking coughing diagnosed familial genetic genetic testing muscle muscle biopsy onset problems running test testing twitches
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: New members
  9. L

    In the middle of testing for ALS and Surprise Pregnancy!

    Hi all, I am 40 and female. My diagnosis has been put on hold. My symptoms have been getting worse over the last year. Intermittent symptoms started with fatigue, weakness in wrists, tingling in extremities hands and feet and burning sensation, excess mucous and saliva, coughing and...
    • LeeLee07
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    • advice als back brain burning coughing diagnosis emg exercise family fatigue fell female frustrated genetic genetic testing mri neurologist pls progression saliva swallow symptoms testing tests tongue weakness women work wrists
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: New members
  10. A

    Does this sound like ALS? I'm desperate for answers.

    I'm a 45 year old female. I started having problems in April. It started with a heavy and weak feeling in my right forearm. Within a few weeks, the feeling spread to my left forearm. Eventually, both upper arms felt that way as well. During this time I also have had intermittent muscle twitches...
    • anitalady
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    • als als? biopsy diagnosed diagnosis female genetic genetic testing lyme mestinon muscle muscle biopsy muscle twitches no diagnosis problems testing tests twitches weakness wheelchair
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: General discussion about ALS/MND
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