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Difficulty swallowing certain textures
Food feeling harder to move through the throat
Taking much longer to finish mealsHealth Conditions
Trouble swallowing can have many causes and should be medically assessed, especially when it is new or worsening. ([Mayo Clinic][1])
- Progressive Muscle Wasting
When motor neurons no longer stimulate muscles normally, the affected muscles may gradually shrink.
This is called muscle atrophy.
You might notice:
One hand looking thinner than the other
Reduced muscle bulk in an arm or Health
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Increasing weakness in the same area
Clothes fitting differently because a limb has become thinner
Muscle wasting alongside weakness and twitching is one of the neurological patterns clinicians evaluate when considering ALS. ([Mayo Clinic][2])Neurological Conditions
- Muscle Stiffness
ALS can also cause increased muscle tone or stiffness.
A person may feel that:
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Legs are unusually tight
Movements are harder to initiate
Walking feels stiff or awkward
Muscles jerk unexpectedly
Neurologists refer to this type of increased muscle stiffness as spasticity.
- Changes in Emotional ExpressionPsychology
Some people with ALS develop episodesof laughing or crying that seem exaggerated or inappropriate for
