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A 40-year-old female asked:

Does als twitching start in bicep or hand? my bicep and triceps keeps twitching not hand, no weakness.

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Dr. Harold Fieldsanswered

Family Medicine 63 years experience

ALS: I cannot state emphatically what may be wrong with you but if it continues you see you doctor for an exam and definitive Diagnosis. Good Luck

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A 25-year-old female asked:

Emg done on left bicep, shoulder and forearm/elbow area came clean but they didn't test my left hand. My left hand is now twitching and feels weak. He didn't mention ALS. If my left arm was clean of ALS, is my left hand clean as well?

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A 22-year-old male asked:

22/m/190lbs have leg cramps and in hands also weakness, I have facial twitch when I make gestures can this be Als , or can I rule that out, help plz?

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Right index finger twitches. Especially after I clench my hand and re-open it and/or use my hand to open stuff. If I don't use my hand then there are no twitches. No weakness or atrophy. Compressed nerve or ALS? Super scared (I'm 41yo?

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A 22-year-old male asked:

Sorry I keep on asking , but I'm 22 having twitch all over my body daily , some weakness on arms and hands and muscle cramps , als? Or what can it be?

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A 22-year-old male asked:

22/m i been having ,cramps on my hands ,arms ,lil twitches all over my body , also in my neck when I make a gesture ,weakness in arms , can it be als?

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