Is muscle wasting a precursor to ALS?

Hello, not exactly, it depends on the specific**. A lot of muscle wasting is due to disuse, and you can** you don't have to worry too much about it. It is best to consult a doctor for specific cases. I'll explain it to you and you'll understand.

There are two types of muscle atrophy**: neurogenic amyotrophy and myogenic amyotrophy.

Neurogenic amyotrophy: You can interpret it as a malfunction of the machine that gives the command to move or a malfunction of the conduction process, resulting in the gradual atrophy of the muscles without use. It is also known as disuse muscle atrophy because there is nothing wrong with the muscles themselves.

Myogenic amyotrophy: The machine itself that moves malfunctions.

ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), a motor neuron disease in which neurons are damaged. Hence due to .

However, even ordinary people will cause some muscles to atrophy due to poor posture, such as the "mouse hand" that we often refer to now, and some muscles (around the middle finger and index finger) are overused, which can lead to the gradual atrophy of the surrounding muscles, and the arm will be numb all night, making it difficult to complete the daily fine hand work.

It is advisable to consult a doctor for details.

You are a little too worried, and the current situation provided is that you have sensory impairment and do not support MND (also known as ALS). Peripheral neuropathy is the mainstay, and electromyography shows severe damage, complete recovery is difficult, and it takes time, and if necessary, go to the orthopedic department to see if decompression surgery can be performed. Wechat.

Upload. I did the muscles, too. It is said that there are also cases with sensory impairment.

Shaanxi has an association of ALS, which has been promoting. The manager is Xijing Hospital, and it is best to look for Su Xiuchu, a teacher from the Department of Neurology of Xijing Hospital, to further clarify. The diagnosis is suspected by the presence of large potentials in multiple parts of the electromyography, but sensory nerve damage should be excluded.

Wake up early and have some symptoms such as weakness, flesh jumping, and easy fatigue.

First, ALS patients may not be able to hold chopsticks in their hands in the early stage of the disease, and they will be accompanied by symptoms such as falling for no reason while walking, and some ALS patients may also show hoarseness in the early stage, which can easily be mistaken for a common cold, because the disease does not have any other special symptoms in the early stage. If you have some understanding of ALS and have the above symptoms, it is best to go to the neuromuscular surgeon in the hospital to do electromyography and check the speed of nerve conduction and MRI, which can effectively determine whether the patient has ALS.

Second, if the patient does not go through the system in the early stage of the disease, then it may develop obvious limb weakness in a short period of time, and may even have muscle atrophy. It should be noted that patients must not be overworked, need proper rest, otherwise it is likely to aggravate the condition, at this time the patient can go to the hospital's ** department to do physiotherapy or do massage is very good for the body, the important thing is to follow the doctor's instructions, regular review.

Thirdly, if the disease enters the middle stage, then the patient should not be able to take care of himself at this time, the hands and feet will be severely weak, and the muscles will also be atrophied in a large area, and the patient may not be able to hold chopsticks or dress himself or walk by himself, and even speaking has become a problem.

Fourth, when the disease enters the terminal stage, the patient's limbs are almost completely weak, and there is a serious difficulty in speaking, at this time, the patient should eat by tube feeding, otherwise it is likely to cause the patient to suffer from aspiration pneumonia, if the disease is further aggravated, it is likely to cause the patient's breathing to become a very difficult thing.

ALS will have muscle atrophy at any period, but the degree of muscle atrophy will not be the same, so once there is key activity, such a disease must cooperate with the doctors in the hospital to do this kind of training to slow down the progression of muscle atrophy.

ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is one of the most common types of motor neuron disease, and the cause and mechanism of the disease are unknown.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis mainly damages upper and lower motor neurons, resulting in gradual weakness and atrophy of the muscles including the bulb of the brain (the part of the muscle innervated by the medulla), limbs, trunk, chest and abdomen.

The first symptoms of this disease are weakness and muscle atrophy, and muscle atrophy is most obvious in the interosseous muscles, especially the atrophy of the interosseous muscles of the hands, which can even change in the shape of chicken claws, which is called "claw-shaped hands".

As a result, ALS appears in the early stages of the disease (stage 1) with muscle atrophy, which can be accompanied by muscle weakness and fasciculations, but there is no sensory impairment.

ALS is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which is mainly a disease with gradual muscle atrophy as a clinical symptom, in the early stage of the disease, the muscles of the palms of the hands and other parts will begin to atrophy, and then slowly develop to the muscles of the forearm, upper arm, upper limbs, etc., and then slowly weaken the limbs, and finally lead to respiratory failure, the specific length of atrophy depends on the development of the disease. First, ALS patients may not be able to hold chopsticks in their hands in the early stage of the disease, and they will be accompanied by symptoms such as falling for no reason while walking, and some ALS patients may also show hoarseness in the early stage, which can easily be mistaken for a common cold, because the disease does not have any other special symptoms in the early stage. If you have some understanding of ALS and have the above symptoms, it is best to go to the neuromuscular surgeon in the hospital to do electromyography and check the speed of nerve conduction and MRI, which can effectively determine whether the patient has ALS.

Second, if the patient does not go through the system in the early stage of the disease, then it may develop obvious limb weakness in a short period of time, and may even have muscle atrophy. It is important to note that patients should not overexert themselves.

ALS, also known as motor neuron disease, is characterized by muscle atrophy. Muscle weakness, most patients start at the age of 40 to 50 years old, the natural history may be 5 to 10 years, some people longer, so most neuronal disease will have muscle atrophy very early at the onset of the disease.

For example, when the thenar muscle is the muscle that supports the palm of the hand or the muscles of the upper limb atrophy or the muscles of the lower limb atrophy or even become smaller and smaller, these patients need to be screened for diseases.

Therefore, muscle atrophy appears relatively early, some people have very serious muscle atrophy in half a year to a few months, if young and middle-aged people have muscle atrophy, especially the upper limb palm muscles or glossopharyngeal muscles, tongue muscle atrophy, tongue shrinkage, Zheng Chang must go to the neurology department for screening.

The incidence of hyperactivity is not very high, and not all muscle wasting is a dangerous disease. If there is a problem, you can talk to a neurologist for consultation.

ALS may present with atrophy over 5 years, ALS syndrome or motor neuron disease is characterized by muscle atrophy and muscle weakness, most patients are between the ages of 40 and 50 years, and the natural history may be 5 to 10 years. Some people take longer, so most neuronal muscle atrophy occurs early in the course of the disease. For example, the thenar muscle is the muscle that supports the palm, or the muscles of the upper limbs are atrophied, or the muscles of the lower limbs are atrophied, and even the tongue muscles are getting smaller and smaller.

ALS is the biggest feature of motor neuron disease is muscle atrophy and muscle weakness, most patients have an onset age of 40-50 years old, and the natural history may be 5-10 years, and some people have a longer time, so most neurons have muscle atrophy very early when they start the disease. For example, the thenar muscle, which is the muscle that supports the palm, or the muscles of the upper limbs are atrophied, or the muscles of the lower limbs are atrophied, and even the tongue muscles become smaller and smaller, and the tongue muscles are constantly trembling, these patients need to be screened for diseases.

Therefore, muscle atrophy appears relatively early, and some people have very severe muscle atrophy in half a year to a few months. If young and middle-aged people have muscle atrophy, especially the upper limbs and palm muscles, or the glossopharyngeal muscles and tongue muscles, tongue shrinkage and tremor, they must go to the neurology department for screening. The incidence of ALS is not very high, not all muscle atrophy is a very dangerous disease, ALS is a group of motor neuron diseases, the cause and mechanism of the current onset are unknown, most of them have a family genetic background.

There is no specific method, the main type is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which is characterized by gradual muscle atrophy and muscle weakness, the body is like gradually freezing and losing the ability to live autonomously, but the person is always awake, from the discovery of symptoms to atrophy and death is about 2-6 years, and finally because of the gradual decline of speech, breathing, and swallowing functions, until death from respiratory failure.

I think everyone must know the Ice Bucket Challenge, the Ice Bucket Challenge is a popular sport this year, especially many celebrities have participated, and they do this activity for a disease, called ALS. There are not many people in our team who have ALS, and ALS people are common motor neuron disease. We see many patients suffering from the disease, which has brought great harm to the patients, and there are often people who confuse this disease with muscle atrophy, so patients need to clearly understand the types and symptoms of ALS in order to help patients deal with the symptoms as soon as possible**.

ALS is a common name for a group of motor neuron diseases, because the patient's motor nerve cells are invaded, the patient's muscles will gradually atrophy and weakness, and even paralyze, and the body will seem to be gradually frozen. Because the sensory nerves are not damaged, the disorder does not affect the person's intelligence, memory, or sensation.

ALS is still unknown, and there are very few people who may be related to heredity and genetic defects. In addition, some environmental factors, such as genetics and heavy metal poisoning, may cause motor neuron damage. There is also a possibility that the trouser chain is the accumulation of neurotoxic substances, and glutamate accumulates between nerve cells, which can cause damage to nerve cells over time.

Muscle wasting is one of the clinical manifestations of ALS, and not all muscle wasting is ALS.

First of all, ALS is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis syndrome, mainly after the damage of upper motor neuron and lower motor neurons, resulting in gradual weakness and atrophy of the ball, limbs, trunk, chest and abdominal muscles, ALS is a gradual aggravation process, and even the muscles of the whole body gradually atrophy, and finally cause difficulty swallowing, dyspnea, and eventually death.

There are many other causes of muscle atrophy, such as disuse atrophy, so muscle atrophy cannot be said to be ALS, but ALS will definitely cause muscle atrophy.

Muscle atrophy is not a condition of ALS, but can be caused by damage to simple muscles or damage to local muscle-nerve joints and the nerves innervating muscles, such as lower limb muscles, due to pain, numbness, and atrophy caused by lumbar disc herniation compressing nerve roots. ALS, on the other hand, affects upper and lower motor neurons due to the hardening of the lateral cords, which is not limited to local, which is the difference in the site of occurrence of the two.

Secondly, in terms of symptoms, muscle atrophy is simply the inflexibility of damaged muscles, thinning and weakness, etc., while ALS will first appear clumsiness of the fingers, and later affect the muscles in many parts of the body, including severe atrophy of the ventilator.

Third, the effect of muscle atrophy is generally better, and after exercising including removing some damage, it can restore function and local muscle strength, while the effect of ALS is generally not particularly ideal.

Muscular dystrophy is one of the clinical manifestations of ALS, and not all muscle atrophy is ALS.

First of all, ALS is a muscular atrophic lateral sclerosis syndrome, mainly due to the damage of upper motor neurons and lower motor neurons, resulting in gradual weakness and atrophy of the ball, limbs, trunk, chest and abdominal muscles, ALS is a gradual aggravation process, and even the muscles of the whole body gradually atrophy, and finally cause difficulty swallowing, dyspnea, and eventually death.

There are many other causes of muscle atrophy, such as disuse atrophy, so muscle atrophy cannot be said to be a kind of ALS, but ALS will definitely cause muscle atrophy.