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Scared this is ALS, please help

woody20

. I understand that weakness and fasciculations together are usually due to ALS. However when the neurologist does a neurological exami...

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So scared that I have ALS and I couldn't deal with it if I have it.

fs3465

I'm a 60 year ol male who was seen by my ortho about a nagging back when I took so many scans of my spine one week. I was very very stres...

What kind of neurological issues does this sound like?

koko2002

Hello, I am a 50 year old male who started developing neurological symptoms about 3 years ago I injured my upper leg by falling into th...

Worried symptoms could be something serious (like ALS)

jdrexl

Initially started having dizziness, blurry vision, and an electric shock like feeling in the same spot in my left thigh last December. Di...

EMG results

Loulou2020

EMG carried out in February 2020, on my left leg only (thigh and calf) Second EMG carried out in June 2020, on my right left (calf/th...

Is muscle twitching along with tightness in legs and shoulders ALS?

Brekkentester

Hi im a 28yr old male one day about 6 months ago i had what i thought to be a panic attack out of nowhere i was sweating and my hands fee...

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Will refractive surgery such as LASIK keep me out of glasses all my life

John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO

Dec 31

VISUAL SNOW UPDATE: 2018

John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO

04/18

2018 General Information on Dry Eyes-Now known as Ocular Surface Disorder

John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO

03/18

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