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Do symptoms like swallowing difficulty and muscle twitches indicate ALS?
Query: Hi doctor,About two months ago, I started experiencing difficulty swallowing solid foods. I visited my PCP, who ordered a swallow study. Results from the swallow study came back normal, nothing neuro-muscular. Additionally, I had an endoscopy and a laparoscopy. Both concluded evidence of LPR/GERD. I... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. First of all, I am so sorry about your symptoms. The first symptom is difficulty swallowing solids. Now mainly neurological and neuromuscular weakness leading to difficulty in swallowing is always for liquids and not for solids. So the symptom is that patients cannot sw... Read Full »
What could be the cause for cramps and twitching in the calf and thigh?
Query: Hi doctor,I have cramps in my calf and thigh for three months. Now I have twitching in my legs. I am anxious regarding ALS. Does this twitching occur constantly in ALS? Will it disappear while moving? Currently, I am taking Levothyroxine. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Kindly mention your age. Please mention whether these cramps occur on one side or both sides of the thigh and calf. Twitching in ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) occurs inconsistently and it usually appears while we tap the muscles. You can have many more symptom... Read Full »
What can cause shoulder twitching while walking?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 32-year-old woman. I recently saw a doctor for my shoulder twitching. It happens whenever I walk and move around my body. I just cannot relax. The doctor prescribed me 2 mg Benzhexol tablets daily, did a blood test, and said my blood test results are normal. I have been taking the ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Sorry to know regarding your symptoms. And twitching of shoulders can be because of various reasons, namely vitamin D deficiency, vitamin B 12 deficiency, anxiety, and benign fasciculation syndrome. Since you have not mentioned the side of the shoulder twitching, I assu... Read Full »
I have muscle twitching with tinnitus in ears. What causes it?
Query: Wanted to get opinion. Age 20, male, no health conditions (sorry for the long story) About a year ago, I started to experience widespread muscle twitching. They are primarily in my calves when I'm resting but typically ALL over. Random times, random places, intermittent, and random intensities star... Read Full »
Answer: Hello ! Sorry to know regarding all this, I went through all Of those points 1) Random twitches , random places and random timing —-so this per say could be mainly because of few reasons . Vitamin B 12 defieciency , Vitamin D Defieciency , benign fasiculation syndrome , Anxiety . Any seriou... Read Full »