Welcome VP: Widespread Fasciculations Benign?

[MysticalGlitchy]

Hi VP. A warm welcome to you. I am sorry you are at the beginning of this journey.

My neuro (at Mayo Clinic) said that widespread fascicualtions are considered benign. Hope this makes you feel better.

 

[MysticalGlitchy]

JC,

My neuro said that twitching really has nothing to do with MS. The only reason why she ran me through a MRI was because of my sensory problems- which they (sensory) have nothing to do with ALS. I guess they both cancel each other out. Hope this helps.

 

[MarksmanS]

Sudden, widespread twitching is very very very very unlikely to be a mnd. It is much more likely benign or possibly caused by a metabolic problem or another treatable issue.

We have *never* had a case on this board where someone developed widespread, sudden twitching and it was als. In fact, there have only been two cases in the two years which I have been on this board where someone was dxed with a mnd - both of them had serious weakness (foot drop) in conjunction with twitching.

Happy mother's day - you're going to learn that you are totally fine.