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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
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS): What It Is Symptoms
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
- ALS - Wikipedia
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron disease (MND) or—in the United States and Canada — 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 Definition Meaning | Merriam-Webster Medical
The meaning of AMYOTROPHIC is relating to or marked by amyotrophia
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) - Johns Hopkins Medicine
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a fatal neurological disorder characterized by progressive degeneration of nerve cells in the spinal cord and brain It is often referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease
- Helping You Understand ALS | 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
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) - Diseases | Muscular . . .
ALS results in muscles that are reduced in size (atrophic), weak, and soft, or muscles that are stiff, tight, and spastic Muscle twitches and cramps are common
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