That's not to say you don't have something else going on, as weakness and atrophy would seem to indicate that you do, just not that. If you have had clean Meg's performed by qualified professionals, you do not have als.

It is these times that often require follow ups. Normal can include results that while they do show something, would not necessarily be classified as abnormal. Clean results are just that, clean, no evidence of disease. Normal is very different than totally clean. It is possible to have what might be classified as 'normal' results, while still having something show up on said results. Emg results run the spectrum from clean to abnormal, and all ranges in between. When it is stated that you can still have a 'normal' emg while having actual disease presence and/or symptoms, that needs to be taken with a certain grain of salt. I am not a doctor, nor do I profess to be, but hopefully my information can be of some help. Here is what I know, after extensive neurological consultations and three meg tests in the last three months. It was vague and basically a re iteration of a paragraph from a textbook, with all due respect. Hi Benny, I wanted to respond to your post as, quite frankly, I was a little unimpressed by the doctor response you received. Is it possible to miss ALS on an emg when they test the correct/symptomatic muscles? I have a skin/nerve biopsy scheduled as a next step. everyone initally thought maybe I had cidp, but reflexes are normal and ncv normal too. I had no fasics, sharp waves or fibs, and no signs of dennervation. How is it that I can have weakness, atrophy but a normal EMG. They put the needle into the muscles that I have clinical weakness and multiple others and everything was normal. I have had fasiculations x 3 years- now more diffuse though. The neuros agree there is clinical weakness on distal tips of all fingers and thumbs, with mild wasting/atrophy of my right (dominant) hand. Anyhow one week after my leg felt weak and both hips,I woke up and the tips of all my fingers were 'floppy and thumbs both weak, and bent funny at the base when picking things up. Hello, I am a 31 year old female, and I have seen multiple neurologists since having onset of symptoms- about 3 months ago- started with a weak feeling in the knee, that leg and both hands/arms going numb and waking me from sleep, then the numbness feeling creeped up to my neck and face and tip of tongue, which mildly slurs my speech when tired.

Emg test in the lower back and legs