ALS

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), dem sanso know am as motor neurone disease (MND) anaa Lou Gehrig's disease, be a rare, terminal neurodegenerative disorder wey dey result insyd de progressive loss of both upper den lower motor neurons wey normally dey control voluntary muscle contraction. ALS be de most common form of de motor neuron diseases. ALS often dey present insyd ein early stages plus gradual muscle stiffness, twitches, weakness, den wasting. Motor neuron loss typically dey continue til de abilities to eat, speak, move, den, lastly, breathe all be lost. While 15% of people per plus ALS sanso fully dey develop frontotemporal dementia, a 50% dem estimate face at least sam minor difficulties plus thinking den behavior. Dey depend on wich of de aforementioned symptoms wey dey develop first, na dem classify ALS as limb-onset (dey begin plus weakness insyd de arms anaa legs) anaa bulbar-onset (dey begin plus difficulty insyd speaking anaa swallowing).

References

 External links 

 ALS Association Official Website
 ALS Therapy Development Institute
 International Alliance of ALS/MND Associations
 International Symposium on ALS/MND



Category:Motor neuron diseases
Category:Rare diseases
Category:Unsolved problems insyd neuroscience
Category:Cytoskeletal defects
Category:Neuromuscular disorders
Category:Idiopathic diseases
Category:Diseases dem name after patients
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