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What Causes Muscle Twitching In Calf And Blurred Vision Despite Having Normal MRI?
Question: just left hospital after spending two days...with chest tightness and mild shortness of breath. They thought heart related did XXXXXXX nothing.. I have also noticed slight muscle twitching on right calf, right hamstring and left hamstring, slight numbness or riggt calf comes and goes,facial itching at night especially around nose, now I have lump sensation on throat again like something is stuck....I find myself clearing my throat alot. My vision is blurry at times and eyes feels pressurre, I also feel slight numbness around outside of eyes closed to cheekbones, extreme fatigue, trouble sleeping, left hand slightly weaker than right ....I find my hands go numb if I rest my elbows on anything, get that ant tingly feeling. I get pain on outside of left elbow and radiates to hand making it hard to pick up heavy things because I'll get pain. Headaches alot, slight confusion at times, and short term memory loss, anxiety and depression due to undiagnosed....I can also hear my heart beating in ears.joint and muscle pains on most joints come and go...wrists, knees......bones feel tender.....maybe not related but alot of gas.. no trouble walking...can walk on tiptoes toes and heels painful but can do it fine. Please forward last time I need several experts to weigh in on this. I have no insurance using VA so worried...primary symptoms that started 2 1/2 plus years ago was joint pain, headaches, and fatigue.... they have done 2 mris, spinal tap, emg last yeareply on hands, legs, and feet, and countless of blood tests nothing. Please put this to rest ......is this ALSO OR MS
Brief Answer:
Multiple sclerosis is excluded.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thanks for using HCM.
I have read your question and understand your concerns.
Multiple sclerosis is excluded since tests (MRI, spinal tap etc.) resulted negative.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ( ALS ) is more probable in this case than MS, however, since there are other symptoms such confusion, headaches and EMG resulted negative, those symptoms may be related to anxiety and stress disorder too.
ALS doesn't affect the senses and thinking ability.
In addition, progressive muscles weakness is the main symptom in ALS as disease progresses.
In my opinion, your symptoms are only partially compatible with ALS diagnosis.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards.
Multiple sclerosis is excluded.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thanks for using HCM.
I have read your question and understand your concerns.
Multiple sclerosis is excluded since tests (MRI, spinal tap etc.) resulted negative.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ( ALS ) is more probable in this case than MS, however, since there are other symptoms such confusion, headaches and EMG resulted negative, those symptoms may be related to anxiety and stress disorder too.
ALS doesn't affect the senses and thinking ability.
In addition, progressive muscles weakness is the main symptom in ALS as disease progresses.
In my opinion, your symptoms are only partially compatible with ALS diagnosis.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
okay this is scary ALS is tough....my main symptoms are joint and muscle pain, chest tightness like if it takes a bigger effort to take a breath, and vision issues.....
Brief Answer:
Other possible causes should be considered/excluded.
Detailed Answer:
Welcome back.
As I mentioned before, the hallmark symptom of ALS is progressive muscles weakness.
The muscles affected include legs and hands, swallowing and breathing muscles and speech musculature.
I didn't mean to scare you, multiple sclerosis is a condition that may be confirmed, or excluded by tests, but there are no specific tests to confirm or exclude completely ALS.
Symptoms you describe can also be related to anxiety and stress disorder, neuromuscular diseases are a possibility too.
A detailed neurological examination is necessary to understand better your condition.
Hope this helps.
Greetings.
Other possible causes should be considered/excluded.
Detailed Answer:
Welcome back.
As I mentioned before, the hallmark symptom of ALS is progressive muscles weakness.
The muscles affected include legs and hands, swallowing and breathing muscles and speech musculature.
I didn't mean to scare you, multiple sclerosis is a condition that may be confirmed, or excluded by tests, but there are no specific tests to confirm or exclude completely ALS.
Symptoms you describe can also be related to anxiety and stress disorder, neuromuscular diseases are a possibility too.
A detailed neurological examination is necessary to understand better your condition.
Hope this helps.
Greetings.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
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