Here is a detailed comparison by a surgeon between trouble swallowing from esophageal cancer compared to ALS. If a person’s health anxiety is tuned more into esophageal cancer, he or she might start suspecting this [...]
Ever hear of “mild” multiple sclerosis? Isn’t this life-changing disease supposed to be serious? And can “mild” MS progress to a severe form? “A term that is used to describe mild MS is benign MS,” [...]
Are there ways to tell the difference between an ALS foot drop and one caused by a pinched nerve in the low back? […]
It’s a fact that there are people with ALS who were previously diagnosed with benign fasciculation syndrome. There is more than one way that this can happen. […]
Both chronic heart failure and ALS cause weakness and fatigue. For both conditions, here is a detailed rundown of the differences and maybe some similarities between fatigue vs. weakness. […]
An unexpected risk factor for later development of ALS has been found: low muscle strength. […]
Did you read somewhere that ALS causes muscle twitching & are now freaking out because you’re twitching between your thumb and index finger? Twitches Between Thumb & Index Finger: Uncommon Area for Fasciculations “Twitching between [...]
The forearm muscles are a unique muscle group, so when they start twitching, this is easily felt and even sometimes seen, raising the issue of ALS. The forearm muscles are primarily responsible for wrist and [...]
Some similarities between ALS and MS symptoms are frightening. But most differences are very reassuring to those who can’t stop worrying that they have the fatal motor neuron disease. A person with health anxiety may [...]
UPDATE on the breakthrough copper study that halted ALS progression in mice. The copper-ATSM research is moving along since early 2016. […]
The “most compelling” breakthrough for an ALS cure has halted the progression of this disease in mice, but when will human clinical trials start? […]
Unfortunately, early symptoms of ALS can masquerade as symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome. If you wait long enough and have ALS, you’ll eventually suffer the progressive symptoms of this neurodegenerative disease. […]
There are cases in which someone with ALS was misdiagnosed with BFS. Imagine the devastation when the patient finally receives the correct diagnosis. From a clinical standpoint, early ALS can resemble benign fasciculation syndrome – [...]
The term “twitching” is ambiguous; there are different kinds. Certainly, there are variations between ALS muscle twitching and that of BFS. What are the differences between the twitching muscles of ALS and those of BFS? [...]
“It can be difficult to distinguish between early ALS atrophy and normal atrophy,” says Bonnie Gerecke, MD, MD, director of the Neurology Center at Mercy in Baltimore. The typical course goes as follows: • You [...]
The life expectancy after ALS diagnosis averages two to five years, but progression of the disease is not always predictive of life expectancy. Progression of this fatal disease will vary from one patient to the [...]
ALS is 100% fatal, though there are extremely rare cases in which the patient lives many years after diagnosis. But ALS will kill them, too, assuming that by sheer chance, another illness or accident doesn’t [...]
Here’s a comparison between the muscle weakness of ALS and that of benign fasciculation syndrome (BFS). There are striking differences between the muscle weakness of ALS and that of BFS. […]
If you’ve been suffering from worsening fatigue, congestive heart failure may come to mind, but ALS can also cause this. Is there a difference between early stages of ALS fatigue and that of mild congestive [...]
Has your chin been twitching lately, making you scared that you might have a neurological disease? Before I go any further with this, I want to make sure you understand that this article is about [...]
ALS begins locally and then spreads throughout the body. Researchers from the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute have made a discovery. And that is how ALS spreads throughout the body, [...]
A neurologist says that ALS twitching CAN come BEFORE muscle weakness. There is information on the Web stating that in ALS, muscle weakness comes before twitching (fasciculations). To know that muscle weakness begins appearing prior [...]
If you've been diagnosed with benign fasciculation syndrome, you may still be experiencing a lot of panic as a result of what you've been through for the past several weeks or months. This is because the [...]
Where are your muscle twitching hot spots, and could this mean ALS? If muscle twitching has you concerned, particularly the so-called hot spots, then keep reading. Hot spots can grab your attention and cause a [...]
Let’s get to the bottom of whether or not a dent in your quadriceps muscle means you might have ALS. The “quad dent” evokes fear in tens of thousands of people. Are you one of [...]
Can electromyography be done too early to detect amyotrophic lateral sclerosis? People fearful they have ALS may wonder if their EMG test missed it because it was done too early; the EMG test results came out normal, but [...]
As innocent as a numb lip may sound, some causes can be quite serious--can one be ALS? There are a number of causes for numbness in a lip, says Anthony P. Geraci, MD, associate professor of [...]
Those who fear ALS would benefit by knowing that bulbar-onset tongue twitching cannot be felt by the patient. Bulbar-onset ALS tongue twitching cannot be felt by the patient, but are there web sites that make [...]
A neurologist explains in detail how to tell perceived weakness from ALS weakness. Is there a way to tell the difference between perceived weakness and weakness from ALS? “Imagine: You just completed your workout at [...]
What your panicky self really needs right now are some strength tests to see if your muscles are truly weak or to see if your problem is the so-called perceived weakness. Here are strength tests [...]
If the arch of your foot has been twitching lately, you need to read this information. Twitching in the arch of the foot can be very annoying and distracting, but this doesn’t mean it more [...]
Have you been closely monitoring the twitching in your calf muscle? Counting the number of “fasciculations” per minute, watching the muscle move as it twitches, and even going as far as repeatedly testing out the [...]
The quad muscle dent, that scary groove that appears in your quadriceps muscle, has more than one possible cause. There are several causes of the quad muscle dent. The quadriceps dent is often described as [...]
