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- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) - Symptoms and causes
ALS is often called Lou Gehrig's disease after the baseball player who was diagnosed with it The exact cause of the disease is still not known A small number of cases are inherited ALS often begins with muscle twitching and weakness in an arm or leg, trouble swallowing or slurred speech
- What is ALS? - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | The ALS Association
ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord There is no cure for ALS yet
- 9 Early Signs of ALS - Verywell Health
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) affects the motor neurons (nerve cells) that control voluntary movement The early symptoms of ALS tend to affect your extremities or sometimes your breathing and eating Over time, movement, speech, chewing and swallowing, and breathing are affected
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) - Johns Hopkins Medicine
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) What is ALS? Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal type of motor neuron disease It causes progressive degeneration of nerve cells in the spinal cord and brain It's often called Lou Gehrig disease after a famous baseball player who died from the disease
- Very Early ALS Symptoms: What to Look Out For
ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder affecting motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord As these nerve cells degenerate, they stop sending messages to muscles, leading to muscle weakness, twitching, and wasting
- About Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) | National ALS Registry | CDC
ALS also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a motor neuron disease ALS is rare, though slightly more common in men than women The disease affects the nerve cells in both the upper and lower parts of the body It causes the muscles to become weak and leads to paralysis No one knows what causes most cases of ALS
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) - WebMD
ALS is a disease that causes motor neurons, the nerve cells that send messages from your brain to your spinal cord and then to your muscles, to break down and die These motor neurons control all
- ALS Facts and Symptoms Overview | ALS Pathways
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, is a disease that affects parts of the nervous system that control voluntary muscle movements (the muscles that people move at will, like those of the arms and legs)
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