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Ok, since my last diagnosis I've consulted a new neuro, he did pretty long clinical evaluation and didn't find anything abnormal, he said he doubts I have polineurophaty, suspected tetania if anything, told me to get tested for lyme and if not for tropical infections and redo only nerve conduction
I went to do EMG but the doc doing it had a different idea when asked about my symptoms and decided to do needle EMG After 2h of shocking and pinching she said she didn't find any problems with conduction and thinks peripheral nerves are not in involved, there are however two muscles showing fasciculations and some fibrillation She said she can't exclude motor neuron involvement, but admitted it would be inconsistent with pain Lyme is still on the table, I should have results soon But I'm anxious again about MND not being ruled out by EMG, I don't know should I trust my first neuro who said "100% not ALS" or the other one. She doesn't call it ALS of course, but we all know that if it's motor neuron it's always a possibility I'm wondering what also could cause fibrillations in the muscle without any atrophy, weakness or other clinical presentation Maybe she is misinterpreting it Fascis bother me all the time, but it's legs and arms Legs muscles didn't show any fibrillation but I feel them there My electrolytes in blood are normal, apparently they can still be low in tissues Not really sure what to do The idea of EMG neuro about waiting half year to see if it can be NMD makes clinical sense I'm sure, but I can't be in that state for so long Maybe sounds weird but I hope lyme show up positive, at least it will show in direction of devastating but treatable disease Last edited by banjanti; 04-09-2016 at 06:03 AM. |
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One of my neighbours has MND. From what he has told me the early signs were weaknesses in his leg and hand muscles. He was diagnosed 10 years ago - there has been some progression but he still leads a fairly active life. Probably this reflects the fact that there are many different kinds of MND.
Electromyography and nerve conduction velocity studies often form part of the diagnosis. You might find the information in this link helpful in discussing things with your health care team; http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/m...n_diseases.htm. All the best.
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Thanks a lot for that reply, my anxious mind just think "als" automatically, but I have absolutely no weakness anywhere
I've made the appointment to still another neuro that is closer to me and available soon, so on Wednesday I'll have both full EMG results and consultation, depending on the outcome it can put me at ease Emg neuro said exactly the same, there are hereditary mnd with very slow progression, she said about an 80 old men that had mnd and didn't know it, he was tested because his son have problems But MND excludes pain so it may be something different altogether, I hope my next neuro will lead me in right direction, but any input from you guys is valuable Thanks a lot! |
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My new conclusion: first emg shows slower conduction, second doesn't. Both show fibrylations. I'm thinking: either one or the other is wrong, or demynylation fall into remission.
I have been bitten my massive numbers of mosquitos in Zika and dengue zone Zika is proven by WHO to cause GBS, GBS can be mild and fits my symptoms in that case Gbs is causing lower motor neuron lesion, upper is not involved according to examination Should I push for GBS diagnosis? It makes much more sense for me, but maybe it's wishful thinking |
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There are tests (looking for Zika-specific IgM class antibodies) which show whether somebody has been infected with the virus.
If you have been infected with it then specific investigations of the possibility of GBS are worth raising with your health team.
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Makes sense, I'll do it
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