Off we went for another round of testing for Jacob's Tic/Twitch/Muscle Spasm. We started at Sharp and Children's MRI Center. Since he'd been through this before he didn't want me to go in with him. Instead I got to sit in my own waiting room with a TV :)
Waiting to be called in...
He had 2 MRIs and 1 MRA (not sure what that is) of his spine and brain.
After the MRIs we grabbed a quick bite to eat and then headed to the lab for some blood work. Last on the docket was and EMG. It was quite fascinating to watch. The Dr. is a neurologist who works with his neurologist. She did some examinations of her own before the test began. The first part involved putting these electrodes on his fingers. She then took some took (I have no idea what it was) which created some weird sensations in his hand. The point was to see the muscle conductivity or something.
During the second part of the test she inserted a needle into 1 muscle at a time. This allowed us to hear the muscle and see the muscle contractions on a screen. It was very interesting. Now we wait for the results...
