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could this possibly be als

paco78

Hi everyone i am a 42 year old male who started with muscle twitching in my feet and legs in May 2019 I had emg done on my legs in June 2...

Question about EMG of upper extremities

hoss1980

Hi all, I have a question about my recent EMG. I recently had an EMG of only upper extremities (hands, forearms, arms, and shoulders) wh...

Clean EMG 5 months ago, weakness now

1000YardStare

I'm a 33 year old very physically fit and otherwise healthy male. 5 months ago I had an EMG performed by a neuromuscular specialist in t...

7 months, same symptoms... come and go... does ALS onset like this?

CentralCoastGuy

I am a 45 year old male in good health. Had afib last year and had an ablation 8 months ago... fairly routine overall. About 7 months...

Disequilibrium for 3 months. Looking for ideas.

GWake23

I really noticed it about 3 months ago, but looking back I can sort of see isolated incidents that indicated this was coming. I have dis...

Could it be Al's I'm wondering my husband has quite a few symptons.

Willhill709

My husband has been ill for about six months now.it started with tingling and burning in the feet and hands. Neck pain and back pain then...

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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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