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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
ALS - Wikipedia ALS genes identified to date explain the cause of about 70% of familial ALS and about 15% of sporadic ALS Overall, first-degree relatives of an individual with ALS have a ~1% risk of developing ALS themselves
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
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
Homepage | ALS Network Our team of professional Care Managers provide expert advice and assistance for people with ALS, free of charge We invest in research that will lead to better treatments and cures We can also help connect you to clinical trials
ALS May Be an Autoimmune Disorder, and Other New Discoveries New views on ALS Two groups of Columbia researchers have achieved striking new insights into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease One team, led by neuroscientist David Sulzer ’88GSAS, has uncovered the strongest evidence yet that ALS is an autoimmune disorder
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) - WebMD What Is ALS? 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
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS): What It Is Symptoms ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) is a neurodegenerative condition that affects how nerve cells communicate with your muscles It leads to muscle weakness that gets worse over time