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i went to my neuro today and they ran two test of my fasciculatios to test for als wich ive been terrified of they ran a ncv and it came back perfectly normal and they did a emg that did not come back normal my neuro said that i had fasciculations in every muscle that he stuck the needle in but other that that the rest was normal dose anyone know anything about this but he told me i did not have als that is what he said he said i did not have als but he wants me to go see an als specialst that is four hours from where i live why is he doin that if he honestly thinks i do not have als than why is he sending me to an als specialsts mabey he did not want to tell me what he actually thought and diddnt want to scare me i so confused can some one shed some light on this and dose anyone known about fasciculations showin up on an emg that is not als

[Jikan]

Namaste,

Fasciculations have a variety of causes, the majority of which are benign, but can also be due to disease of the motor neurons.

I suffer from the same problem occasionally due to a nerve problem in my back, but only when I aggravate it.

I wouldn't be too concerned, unless you're having serious physical symtoms that are affecting your quality of life. If that is the case, seek additional help from your provider. Although the answers might not come soon, they usually can determine the cause of a physiological abnormality and propose the appropriate treatment.

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my ncv was normal and my emg showed alot of fasciculations but nothing else is this a good sign or is fasciculations on an emg bad

[Suzyq0826]

A couple of years ago I had numbness in my right leg, it would reach from my thigh and sometime affect my foot to the point where you could stick me with a pin and I wouldn't even know it.. It was very bizarre and scary. It came on very suddenly with absolutely no explanation. When I saw my doctor he said it could be a number of things, but could be a symptom of MS. I went through a battery of tests, neurologists, MRI, etc. The tests all came back clean and it turned out I had a pinched nerve in my hip. I would have never thought it was something so simple that could have such an effect...all the way down to my foot, and go on for six months yet.
Let the doctorss do their work, chances are there is a simple explanation for your symptonms also.
Suzy

[Jikan]

Namaste,
A fasciculation (or "muscle twitch") is a small, local, involuntary muscle contraction (twitching) visible under the skin arising from the spontaneous discharge of a bundle of skeletal muscle fibers. Fasciculations have a variety of causes, the majority of which are benign, but can also be due to disease of the motor neurons.
I assume your doctor is trying to eliminate all possibilities.  You may have misunderstood part of what he/she said concerning ALS.
I would'nt worry about it, it's just what doctors' do to eliminate elements when they aren't certain of a diagnois.

Michael