DIAGNOSTIC EXAMINATIONS

Laboratory Evaluation	Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Electromyography	Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Lumbar Puncture	Motor Unit Number Estimate
Magnetic Resonance Imaging	Muscle and Nerve Biopsy
Quantitative Muscle Testing

Diagnostic Examinations

The differential diagnostic process is essential as there are no objective or laboratory diagnostic markers in ALS. Therefore excluding other definable diseases that may mimic ALS is integral within our diagnostic work up as described above.