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What are the first signs of als?
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Asymmetric weakness: Asymmetric weakness occurs in 80% of cases. It may start in upper or lower extremities or in brain stem. Weakness of the thumb and index finger or weakness of shoulder muscles can occur. Brain stem illness can manifest as difficulty with speech or swallowing. See your physician for an evaluation.
Answered 8/22/2014
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See als site below: Initial symptoms of ALS quite varied in different people. One person with tripping over carpet edges, another person with trouble lifting and a third person with slurred speech. Rate at which ALS progresses can be quite variable from one person to another. see http://www.alsa.org/about-als/symptoms.html
Answered 3/14/2016
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Fasciculations: Initially, most would report finding flickering of hand muscles, followed by weakness in scattered areas of the body. Muscle atrophy follows.
Answered 9/21/2014
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I have muscle twitching all over my body is this a sign of ALS?
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Last questions. Once you have fasciculations, can an emg be done to soon? Is occasional tongue fasciculations signs of als?
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Is muscle jerking and twitching on difrent parts of body signs of als, or only if it's in one part? Not constant they come and they go ?
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ALS: If a patient has tongue fibrillations (not fascis!), how long would you expect to be the total time from first appearing until weakness occurs?
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