Thread: What does this mean? Ganglioside?
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Old 01-14-2015, 02:01 PM
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I was also normal for the emg, but because of my symptoms he checked me for this. I am terrified because I think this is the antibody that commonly shows up for ALS.
I think we go to the same doc. I pm'd you.
I think in terms of ALS/MS these are more diagnostic if they are present in CSF. Have you had a spinal tap?
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Lumbar MRI March 2013: degenerative changes from L3 to S1. L3 and L4 have tiny annular tears with disc bulge. L5-S1 bilateral pars defects anterolisthesis (spondylosis/spondylithesis?) I have an annular tear here too, along with a conjoined left L5-S1 nerve root. Mild effacement of the thecal sac at the origins of the bilateral S1 nerve roots, left greater than right. Mild bilateral Neural foraminal stenosis.
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