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  1. C

    Gonna be a guinea pig!

    Hey Yall...I went to establish a neuro here near my home. Mayo said I needed to have one nearby in case something happened. I am five hours from Mayo. Well, after we had a conversation, he asked if I would consider coming out to Mercer School of Medicine where he teaches neuro and let him talk...
  2. S

    Hi everyone!

    Hey everyone, My name is Brenton (Sabs is a nickname) and I am a 23 year old, Narcoleptic med student. I was diagnosed with Narcolepsy last year almost by accident while seeing a neurologist about my other "weird" symptoms. My journey started a year and a half ago and a lot of doctors dismissed...
  3. C

    Need some Feedback about eye tracking systems

    Hello all, First I apologize if this is the wrong place to post, as my questions arent really about direct research, I dont know where to post. Before I post my question, I think a bit of a background to why I post this, is needed. I am a biomedical engineer student at a university working...
  4. indigosd

    "Leave Them Laughing"

    Basic Info Release Date:Early 2010Genre:DocumentaryStudio:Point Grey Pictures / MagicalFlute FilmsDetailed Info Website:http://www.leavethemlaughingfilm.com/Directed By:Oscar-winner John ZaritskyProduced By:Montana BergPlot Outline:Ninety riveting minutes of songs about life and quips about...
  5. BarryG

    Star Follies: Attack on the Neurons

    Star Follies, Attack on the Neurons A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away It is a time of intense twitching in the Galactic Republic Many question how all of the undulations in the force can be controlled Will the dark side win out? Can the Rebel Alliance be put down by the Evil...
  6. Zaphoon

    Haley Stevens Passed Away

    Haley Stevens was the 16 year old girl in my city that was hit hard with ALS. I was at her high school tuning a piano in the choir room this evening and the choir director informed me the memorial service was this past Saturday. She fought very hard but the disease attacked her motor neurons...
  7. halfin

    Diagnosed with very slight symptoms

    Hello, everyone. I have posted a couple of messages elsewhere on the site but thought I would post here and introduce myself. I am male, 53 years old, very fit and in excellent health, and was diagnosed last week with ALS, at the UCLA neurology clinic. I first started noticing problems at the...
  8. Zaphoon

    Local High School and ALS Awareness

    I was working at one of the local high schools this week when the choir director asked how I've been doing. I told her I've been tentatively diagnosed with PLS and explained its kind of like having half of ALS. She understood ALS because one of her students developed it 2 years ago. The 16...
  9. joelc

    Possible New Devices

    I have been asked to be a judge for the "2009 ALS Awards for Excellence in Design to Improve the Quality of Life with ALS" so will be in Vancouver from this Thursday through Saturday. There are a bunch of Engineering students who are developing devices to help PALS. Here are the entries; 1...
  10. T

    Scared and Confused

    Hi I'm new here. My name is Tim and I'm from NYC. I'm a heretofore youthful and energetic 60 yo man. I do have and have had essential tremors for years in my left hand. I also crack my neck and lot and usually have neck pain and stiffness. The cracking also makes my face and fingers go a...
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