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Question Title: ongoing muscle weaknessForum: Neurology Forum
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Re: ongoing muscle weaknessPosted by CCF Neuro MD *!* on January 12, 1998 at 00:31:25: In Reply to: ongoing muscle weakness posted by Darlene on January 10, 1998 at 10:41:02:
: Hi again......I had posted earlier about muscle weakness post viral infection. I have now seen the neurologist,
= The testing you have had done is certainly reassuring, while your symptoms are still present the fact of having had a normal EMG and routine blood testing (although I do not know what exactly what was done ) suggests that you do not have a serious degenerative disease of either muscle or nerve and this is nor a progeressive disorder which will cause any permanent disability. As regards brisk reflexes, in isolation this is not a significant finding. Lactic acid build-up occurrs in muscles after severe exertion and causes the stiffness that we are all familiar with. I think this is not really the same as the symptoms you are describing. If all tests are negative we can at least be sure that there is no serious prodgessive discbling disorder present, and this may well fit into a vague poorly defined group of disorders knowm as post-viral syndrome, this overlaps with fibromyalgia and post viral fatigue syndrome. None of these disorders are progressive and if related to a viral infection the ultimately resolve. The improvement in your stamina suggests that this process is already underway.
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