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The mysterious case of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
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- *Sips coffee* It feels so nice to drink a nice cup of coffee to start off the day.
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- Hi Dr. Melissa, I was drinking my morning coffee then suddenly my hand just became weak. I also dropped my coffee and it made me so sad...
- Hello Brian, hmm weakness in the hand can be an early sign of ALS which stands for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
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- What’s Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis? Is there a cure for it?
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a nervous system disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. ALS can cause loss of muscle control. It can also get worse over time. As of now there is no cure, this disease is not inherited in most cases.
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- Oh no! How do we find out if I have it or not? What are other complications that come with the disease?
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- This is so scary! *sigh* let’s just get the test over with…
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- The machine is just scanning your brain try not to move!
- I hope I don’t have als… I’ll be so sad
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- Brian’s brain scan
- Normal brain scan
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- Oh no! That’s not good! I’ll most definitely make sure I schedule my 3-4 months appointment so you can keep up with everything!
- I just got your results back and it looks like ALS is slowly forming on your brain. Make sure to schedule an appointment for every 3-4 months. We want to see if any changes has happened.
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- Is there anything I can do to keep my body strong?
- You can do physical therapy if you feel like you’re losing the ability to walk. We can schedule your 1st physical therapy session in 3 months so we can see if anything has changed.
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- Try not to stress much, me and my team will do everything we can to help keep you healthy. See you later.
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- *Gasp* Oh no! That was my favorite mug... My hand feels so weak now. I should call a doctor to make an appointment so I can find out why did this happen so randomly.
- Hello doctor this is Brian and, I would like to schedule an appointment because my hand randomly became weak but I don't know why...
- We can do an MRI on you to provide structural information about the brain and spinal cord. Symptoms can vary depending on what nerve cells are affected. Symptoms can include: trouble walking or doing normal tasks, tripping and falling, hand weakness, and trouble breathing and slurred speech.
- Don’t worry! Me and my team will make sure to take good care of you.
- Ok I’ll go ahead and schedule my appointment for 3 months *sigh* I’ll see you soon Dr. Melissa…
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