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ALS, otherwise called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a type of degenerative disease that affects the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscles. The symptoms include difficulty walking, falling, leg weakness, muscle cramps or twitching, and behavioral changes.

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Why do I have spasms in my hand with pins and needle feeling?

Query: Hi doctor, I am having spasms in my hand. I had it briefly in the left hand and then, my right arm was feeling numb. This morning my right hand has spasms on all fingers at different occasions with some pins and needle feeling. Please help.  Read Full »


Dr. Ambekar Sudheer

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Youmight have nerve compression from cervical spondylitis. Please consult your general practitioner (GP) to get an magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the neck.   Read Full »

I am 9-months pregnant and and have been having muscle twitching all over my body. Is it due to ALS?

Query: Hello doctor,I am a 32-year-old female and nine months pregnant. For the last three months, I have been having muscle twitching all over my body. It generally jumps from one place to another, one twitch per location only, and when I move, it disappears. However, one time only, I saw my toe twitching...  Read Full »


Dr. Ambekar Sudheer

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Muscle twitches all over the body, in your case, are most likely benign and due to your pregnancy condition. What you are experiencing is most likely to be muscle cramps than twitches. Muscle cramps during pregnancy are common discomforts experienced by many expectin...  Read Full »

I have body fasciculations with no numbness and tingling. Is it ALS?

Query: Hello doctor, Six months ago, following a mild concussion, I started to have symptoms that were vaguely consistent with bilateral cervical radiculopathy. The cervical MRI showed severe stenosis and disc herniation at the C6-7 level going right and C5-6 going left. The worst symptoms were numbness...  Read Full »


Dr. Ambekar Sudheer

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is highly unlikely that the EMGs (electromyography) are clean in the presence of muscle wasting and fasciculations. I believe the symptoms and signs you are experiencing are due to cervical stenosis and not due to ALS. A C6-7 disc herniation can cause all the symptom...  Read Full »

Why do I get muscle twitches in several areas without any muscle weakness?

Query: Hello doctor, I have been experiencing muscle twitches, in several areas of my body, for a period of three weeks. It stared in a small area in my back, then stopped. Returning in my right hip and since then the twitching has appeared at my right shoulder, both thighs, both hamstrings, both calves, ...  Read Full »


Dr. Ambekar Sudheer

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Twitches are seen in ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). However, they usually start in the hands and are accompanied by the thinking of muscles or atrophy of muscles. A much more common cause of twitches is anxiety leading to hyperventilation leading to decreased ...  Read Full »

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