Hey I just got back from Neurologist. He said he can bet his life on it that I do not have ALS! My exam was totally normal....only thing was hyper flexible reflexes when he hit my knee with that hammer. He said that its normal. Also said that if he had 100 people he saw 25 would have hyper, 25 would have under, and other percentage would be in the middle. He wants to do a neck MRI to see if there is any nerve pushing together possible just to make sure.. He said twitching is normal and especially since I am a big tennis player... He said I do not have ALS...and move on.. he wants to see me in a month just to see MRI and follow up..what you think?
I had SVT, muscle twitches, and muscle weakness (my legs felt like jelly to best describe this lol) due to magnesium deficiency. I had a severe magnesium deficiency so i had many symptoms. Over-exertion is risk factor for magnesium loss. As you play a lot of tennis, i would recommend increasing your magnesium intake.
Causes of fasciculation (muscle twitch):
*Neuromyotonia, also known as Isaacs' syndrome
* Diseases of the lower motor neuron including:- Poliomyelitis, Spinomuscular atrophy or SMA group of diseases including Werdnig-Hoffman disease, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Kennedy disease
* Organophosphate poisoning (e.g. insecticides) or use of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (commonly used in Myasthenia Gravis)
* Benzodiazepine withdrawal
* Magnesium deficiency
* Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
* Rabies
Surface electromyography (EMG) is more sensitive than needle electromyography and clinical observation in the detection of fasciculation in people with ALS.
I did a Babinski self test and big toe did not flare upward on either foot did not move at all. the other toes moved like a centimeter to left like a tickle this ok?