Early symptoms of acromegaly

Acromegaly is also known as acromegaly, also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. In the early stage, it is mostly characterized by some minor abnormal symptoms, such as flesh jumping, finger muscle atrophy and abnormal movement, and a few people will develop medullary palsy in the early stage. Many early patients do not have specific symptoms in the early stage of the disease, and will have abnormal fingers on one hand or both hands, and show clumsiness and weakness when doing certain fine movements, such as doing needlework and tying shoelaces. Occasionally, localized muscle throbbing occurs because the affected area does not communicate neuronal signals properly. In a few people, the early onset of the disease is not directly involved in the upper limbs, but first involves the tongue muscle, which will affect the function of the tongue muscle, such as tongue muscle tremor, weakness of tongue extension, choking on water, weakness of chewing, weakness of swallowing, and so on. There are also some patients who develop symptoms in the lower limbs at the beginning of the disease, such as muscle stiffness and reduced range of motion of joints. If diagnosed with acromegaly, it should be treated promptly to control the progression of the disease and improve the quality of survival.