They may even differ from earlier to later stages. Early stage symptoms may include: increasing weakness in one limb (especially in a hand), difficulty walking, clumsiness of the hands, fasciculations (which are subtle like twitches under the skin), impaired speech, difficulty swallowing. Later stages include: weakening of other limbs (may be with twitching, muscle cramping, and exaggerated faster reflexes), problems chewing, swallowing, or breathing, drooling, and eventually paralysis (Neil Lava, 2015). ALS can be diagnosed in multiple ways such as laboratory tests, muscle and/or nerve biopsy, cerebrospinal fluid analysis (spinal tap), x-rays, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or electromyography (EMG) (ALS-Amyotrophic Lateral
They may even differ from earlier to later stages. Early stage symptoms may include: increasing weakness in one limb (especially in a hand), difficulty walking, clumsiness of the hands, fasciculations (which are subtle like twitches under the skin), impaired speech, difficulty swallowing. Later stages include: weakening of other limbs (may be with twitching, muscle cramping, and exaggerated faster reflexes), problems chewing, swallowing, or breathing, drooling, and eventually paralysis (Neil Lava, 2015). ALS can be diagnosed in multiple ways such as laboratory tests, muscle and/or nerve biopsy, cerebrospinal fluid analysis (spinal tap), x-rays, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or electromyography (EMG) (ALS-Amyotrophic Lateral