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Question Title: Essential Tremor or Lyme?Forum: Neurology Forum
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Posted by Lala Chambers on August 06, 1999 at 22:47:53
Dr. CCF, Thank you for responding. My son is 27. He went on a rafting trip down the Colorado, slept out under the stars, no tent. He also has overall twitches, worse at night. He has tingling sensations in both hands and feet and some numbness in his left hand. He has been worried about ALS, MS, Parkinsons, etc. I had found all his symptoms under the heading of Lyme, but that must not be it. Thank you for all your help. He is going to another neurologist in two and a half weeks. Can you give us some idea of what possible diseases he should search for?
Posted by CCF Neuro[P] MD, RPS on August 07, 1999 at 15:46:07 Dear Ms. Chambers: I don't think that Colorado is a lyme prone state. So, it is very unlikely that he has lyme. Fasciculations (muscle twitching) without muscle weakness is very unlikely ALS. MS is something we always think about but usually in the lower latitudes it is reduced in frequency. He really needs an overall physical neurological exam and someone to sit down with him and get a good medical history. To give you thoughts with such a sparse history would not serve him well. Let us know what happens. Sincerely, CCF Neuro MD
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