What diseases can mimic ALS?

What diseases can mimic ALS?

A number of disorders may mimic ALS; examples include:

• Myasthenia gravis.
• Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome.
• Lyme disease.
• Poliomyelitis and post-poliomyelitis.
• Heavy metal intoxication.
• Kennedy syndrome.
• Adult-onset Tay-Sachs disease.
• Hereditary spastic paraplegia.

Does ALS cause weird sensations?

Although some CIDP symptoms may appear similar to those of ALS, ALS does not cause numbness, tingling, or uncomfortable sensations. Also, ALS commonly causes symptoms such as muscle twitching, weight loss, and muscle wasting as well as problems speaking, breathing, and swallowing.

Can anxiety cause ALS symptoms?

Hospitalizations with a first diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, or anxiety were all significantly associated with diagnosis of ALS within the following year.

Can multiple sclerosis mimic ALS?

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease) often is mistaken for multiple sclerosis (MS). In fact, they share similar symptoms and features, such as scarring around the nerves (sclerosis), causing muscle spasms, difficulty in walking, and fatigue.

What does ALS feel like in feet?

One of the first symptoms could be unexplained tripping or foot drop. (Foot drop is when you have trouble lifting the front part of your foot.) This is the most common type of ALS.

Is it possible to have ALS from anxiety?

It’s also called motor neurons disease. It’s a extremely rare neurological disease that causes your muscles to waste away and is fatal. If you google some symptoms which are common with anxiety you may find info on ALS comes up, but because you’re dealing with anxiety you convince yourself you have it.

Is tingling a symptom of ALS or MS?

Some people with ALS report tingling, also known as paresthesia; however, this is not a common symptom and it usually goes away. Sensory symptoms are much, much more common in people with MS, as people with MS often experience a range of unpleasant sensory symptoms, such as numbness and tingling and pain.

Are you experiencing symptoms of ALS?

If you or a loved one are experiencing any of the classic signs of ALS – muscle twitches, decrease in grip strength, or weakness in the upper limbs – you may already be combing the Internet for information, worried that ALS is the cause.

Are there any myths about ALS right now?

Perhaps you or a loved one are there right now. There are two myths in particular surrounding ALS that circulate often, and we’d like to clear them up for you. Early-stage ALS can easily be mistaken for Lyme disease. In both conditions, fatigue, muscle weakness and twitching are the main symptoms.