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- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) - Symptoms and causes
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (a-my-o-TROE-fik LAT-ur-ul skluh-ROE-sis), known as ALS, is a nervous system disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord ALS causes loss of muscle control
- ALS - Wikipedia
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron disease (MND) or—in the United States— Lou Gehrig 's disease (LGD), is a rare, terminal neurodegenerative disorder that results in the progressive loss of both upper and lower motor neurons that normally control voluntary muscle contraction [3]
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) - Cleveland Clinic
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, is a neurodegenerative disease that targets the nerve cells (neurons) in your brain and spinal cord It affects your muscle control Symptoms worsen over time
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) | National Institute of . . .
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), formerly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a neurological disorder that affects motor neurons Motor neurons are the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement and breathing As motor neurons degenerate and die, they stop sending messages to the muscles
- What is ALS? - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - The ALS Association
”Amyotrophic” comes from the Greek language "A" means no "Myo" refers to muscle "Trophic" means nourishment So, amyotrophic means "no muscle nourishment,” and when a muscle has no nourishment, it "atrophies" or wastes away
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) - Johns Hopkins Medicine
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
- ALS (Lou Gehrigs Disease): Causes, Symptoms Treatment - Healthline
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a degenerative disease that affects the brain and spinal cord It causes a worsening loss of voluntary muscle control, which affects movements like talking,
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | ALS | Lou Gehrigs disease - MedlinePlus
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a nervous system disease that attacks nerve cells called neurons in your brain and spinal cord These neurons transmit messages from your brain and spinal cord to your voluntary muscles - the ones you can control, like in your arms and legs
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