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Bell's Palsy, Now all over body twitching- Help!

Hello,
I hope to have this answered by those who may be able to shed some light on this- sure would appreciate any insight/advice. I am 36 female / healthy. End of Feb I got Bell's Palsy on the left side of my face (the typical pain behind the ear and full facial/eye drooping). I was treated with prednisone and an antiviral. I have recovered 90% to this day, just can't whistle (but no biggie). About a month after I started getting involuntary twitching in my leg, then my calves and neck, arms, back.... No pain, no weakness- but very odd and scary. Could this be post viral twitching? I am waiting on bloodwork to rule out Lyme, but I do not recall a tick or any of the lyme like symptoms (flu, lethargy, etc). I am also extremely anxious and since I cannot sleep at night due to all this twitching, I've been placed on meds to help calm me and sleep. EMG and MRI of brain turned out clean. I am waiting on blood work and two more MRI's (cervical and lumbar)...but not for several weeks. I don't think I have ALS, but am worried about MS and BFS. Any ideas?
Thank you for any help.
Thank you. :)
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What was the finding of all the tests. I hv exactly the same condition as U hv explained it.i would appreciate to know
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Hello, I can understand your concern. These neurological symptoms could be due to a chronic demyelinating condition called multiple sclerosis where the disease phase is characterized by active phase and remissions. It has multiple symptoms and signs and is a diagnosis of exclusion. The symptoms of multiple sclerosis are loss of balance, muscle spasms, numbness in any area, problems with walking and coordination, tremors in one or more arms and legs. Bowel and bladder symptoms include frequency of micturition, urine leakage, eye symptoms like double vision uncontrollable rapid eye movements, facial pain, painful muscle spasms, tingling, burning in arms or legs, depression, dizziness, hearing loss, fatigue etc. The treatment is essentially limited to symptomatic therapy so the course of action would not change much whether MS has been diagnosed or not. Apart from clinical neurological examination, MRI shows MS as paler areas of demyelination, two different episodes of demyelination separated by one month in at least two different brain locations. Spinal tap is done and CSF electrophoresis reveals oligoclonal bands suggestive of immune activity, which is suggestive but not diagnostic of MS. Demyelinating neurons, transmit nerve signals slower than non-demyelinated ones and can be detected with EP tests. These are visual evoked potentials, brain stem auditory evoked response, and somatosensory evoked potential. Slower nerve responses in any one of these is not confirmatory of MS but can be used to complement diagnosis along with a neurological examination, medical history and an MRI in addition, a spinal tap. Therefore, it would be prudent to consult your neurologist with these concerns. Take care.
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