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Understanding ALS
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Symptoms
What Are the Symptoms?
In the early stages:
- increasing weakness in one limb, especially in a hand.
- difficulty walking; clumsiness with the hands; impaired speech.
As the disease progresses:
- weakening of other limbs, perhaps accompanied by twitching, muscle cramping, and exaggerated, faster reflexes.
- problems with chewing, swallowing, and breathing; drooling may occur.
- fasciculations, which are subtle, light twitches under the skin.
- eventual paralysis.
Call Your Doctor If:
You have any of the above symptoms; this disease requires professional medical care.
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