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  1. drewidia

    Mitochondrial testing and future muscle biopsy

    So my results came back and there was a finding of unknown clinical significance he seems focused on - now wants a muscle biopsy too This all has to do he said with sporadic vs genetic als - I’m cool with doing it if it helps pay it forward The geneticist appt is going to be after the biopsy...
  2. C

    Pain on top of foot. Possible foot drop developing?

    Hello, I started to have pain in the top of my right foot this Saturday. I am now limping pretty badly. I've had widespread twitching for 5 months now which I've tried to ignore. Could this be a sign if foot drop starting? Thanks! (prior thread here: Concerned about possible ALS)
  3. S

    Proof that widespread twitching is related to ALS

    I recently came across this article and I'm freaking out now: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11464925 Everything I've read on here says that widespread twitching is not indicative of ALS, but this article states otherwise. The worst part is that I had an emg last year that the neuro...
    • Sheelee6
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    • age als als? arm burning clean emg denervation emg emg? female magnesium mri muscle muscles nih pain scared supplements symptoms twitching weakness
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  4. M

    Rushed ALS Diagnosis ??

    First off, my heart goes out to all of you. You are so incredibly brave and generous with sharing your time, experience and support. My husband walked into a neurologist's office with symmetrical muscle weakness and walked out with a diagnosis of ALS. Some background - My husband is 51 and...
    • Motyl
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    • 2nd opinion als brain death diagnosis dying emg family family history family member father heart lead mri muscle neurologist night stress stroke support symptoms test twitches wanted weakness
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  5. J

    For all the anxious twitchers with clean EMG...

    Hello! After reading a lot, searching a lot, I realized something that definitely reassured me. I thought it might help other people who are anxious ... (Sorry for my english, it's not my first langage :) ) ALS combines problems of upper and lower motor neurons. Each pathway has its own...
    • JulieBS
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    • abdominal clean emg emg fasciculations free motor neuron disease muscle muscle twitching paralysis problems reading symptoms twitching
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  6. D

    calf weakness, twitching and hand symptoms

    Hi everyone. I've been having a lot of muscle twitches mostly in my calf areas and thighs but all over as well. Also my left calf feels weaker than my right even though I can still walk around on my tip toes and heels on both feet. Another thing I noticed is that it is difficult to straighten...
    • Dougfunny
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    • crying fingers flexing muscle muscle twitches night reading stupid symptom symptoms test thumb twitches twitching weakness
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  7. J

    Awaiting diagnosis

    Hello. I started with foot drop about 6months ago. My left leg has gotten progressively worse and has moved to my R leg. Emg was bad showed decreased nerve conduction and muscle loss in both legs. I have brisk reflexes and positive Babinski on both sides. The neurologist agreed these...
    • Jarsmom
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    • als diagnosed diagnosis emg foot foot drop muscle neurologist
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  8. C

    Please Help with symptoms

    Hey everyone, I’ve been doing lots of research and not getting good information from my doctors - and it’s gotten to a point where I’m getting extremely anxious/scared and just need help and opinions from others. So I suffer from muscle atrophy and weakness in my left side (notably my left...
    • Corey5150
    • Thread
    • atrophy confused emg go away information love muscle pain please help reflex research scared spasms symptom symptoms tests weakness
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  9. Ande

    Frightened that I have ALS

    I know I'm 17 years old and it's very rare for me to have ALS on this age, but I still hope you hear me out on this. This all started with muscle twitching about 4 weeks ago. I felt it in my legs and in my back which was really weird feeling. I also noticed that when I was standing still my...
    • Ande
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    • age als arm back brain death food hope hyperreflexia lift muscle muscle twitching music night scared shaking sleep slurred speech speech stress symptoms twitches twitching wanted wrong
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  10. G

    My symptoms

    Hello everyone, my name is Greg. My heart goes out to everyone who has been afflicted with this disease and my thoughts and prayers are with all of you. Also, I want to thank everyone for giving g your time and efforts on posts such as ‘Do I Have Als’ your time and effort is greatly...
    • Gb84
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    • arm back balance brain breathing cramping early family fingers heart mri muscle neurologist pain scared shortness of breath slurred speech speech support symptom symptoms tests twitches twitching weakness
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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