- 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
- ALS - Wikipedia
ALS is the most common form of the broader group of motor neuron diseases [8] ALS often presents in its early stages with gradual muscle stiffness, twitches, weakness, and wasting [3] Motor neuron loss typically continues until the abilities to eat, speak, move, and, lastly, breathe are all lost [3]
- What is ALS? - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | The ALS . . .
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
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) | National Institute of . . .
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), formerly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, is a neurological disease that affects motor neurons—those nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement
- 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
- What is ALS? Understanding the neurodegenerative disease
ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a neurodegenerative disease that affects the motor neurons, the nerve cells that control movement
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