What are lou gehrig disease symptoms?

Muscle weakness: Twitching, especially in hands and feet. Slurred speech or a "thick" tongue. Difficulty swallowing.

Typical: Weakness and muscular atrophy in arms, legs, tongue, and can cause flickering fasciculations in various areas of body, due to death of motor nerve cells in brain and spinal cord.

ALS: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or lou gehrig's disease is a degeneration of upper and lower motor neurons. The symptoms include weakness of the upper arms and legs. Often the muscles will appear to move under the skin like a bunch of worms. The diagnosis is made with an EMG, a lumbar puncture and an MRI of the brain and spinal cord. An opinion from a neurologist will provide you further information