Diagnosing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ALS

In this video, from our Neurology Masterclass: Managing Common Diseases course, we review amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a relentless progressive disorder involving degeneration of motor neurons in the spinal cord, brainstem, and corticospinal tracts. There are no definitive biomarkers or imaging findings for ALS. However extensive blood work and imaging should still be performed to rule out other differential diagnoses.

It's time to demystify the diagnosis and management of neurological disorders commonly seen in primary and acute care situations.

[westfield]

My friend was absolutely fit but needed spinal surgery for a lingering back pain issue. After immediately after surgery he developed GI issues where he couldn’t eat much. Over the next year he lost a lot of weight since he couldn’t eat much. He saw specialists across the medical field with each saying they couldn’t find anything wrong. Finally after two years later he was diagnosed with ALS. He’s now wheelchair bound. I saw a British medical journal paper that perhaps there was a correlation of spinal surgery and subsequent ALS. Not indicating that it causes it but the trauma or manipulation of the spinal chord could have accelerated or triggered it. For my friend the spinal surgery was literally like flipping a switch to ALS

[suzannereiter]

What an absolutely horrifying disease. My brother died from it; a cure would be absolutely amazing!

[nicemeetUWenDoWeEat]

What happens if you have symptoms in all three areas, i.g. Cranial nerves, upper and lower motor nerves and an EMG comes back showing nerve conduction abnormalities?

[Lazyeadatheeada]

I m sorry I couldn't diagnose my father who suffered for many years.

[aboabdalla]

Very nice
Thank you
But if you make table to compare I think give more helping.

[bobdabolina]

This video would be great if I were a doctor who understood all of this!

[Gandalf-DZ]

But... How come nerve conduction is normal in ALS??

[billbrennan]

Yes, I have all these symptoms and was confirmed ( second tests ) in Iowa City, Iowa University Hospital September 24th, as mainly UPPER but guess what? I’ve also proven that I’ve REVERSED MOST OF ALL the symptoms of lower symptoms!!! HOW? By nutrition!! No processed foods! Fasting and vegan diet & extreme Keto diet ( far better results on Extreme Keto ) and even better results from fasting!! I will be in the history books ( for reversing ALS ) but now the battle is on, to stay alive long enough to detox my brain, which requires 72 hr fasting! So far, I managed a 36 & last night, a 56 hr fast and guess what? My left hand is now stronger than it’s been in over 3+ years!! ( so it’s working!! ) 🙏⚡️💪🕺

[JacksonEdward-hi]

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[ghirardellichocolate]

I would use Nestle Duo Good Mix chocolate bars to open my eyes, then Sholassi soap for back support or quick recovery. I am currently using Sholassi Black. The wrong injection has caused an ALS. As to what caused an utter confusion belongs to a whole different discussion.

[mavischadwick]

Thanks so much Dr Alaho Olu on YouTube first of all for who you are as a person thank you for the wonderful work that you do for people in general no matter where you are I will always listen to your podcast and refer people to you because you care about people and the human body I listen to other people but you talk about the true disturbances disorders that means things that are out of order in the human system thanks 🙏 for curing my Amyotrophic lateral Sclerosis disease (ALS).