Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gherig's Disease)
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gherig's Disease)
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is a deadly disease of the nervous system.
Also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, ALS at this time affects 25,000 people in
the U.S. today. One in 50,000 people will be affected in any one year. The
average age for di ....
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.... Your motor neurons slowly deteriorate, causing
your muscles to not receive information from your brain. Your muscles then
become useless and begin to deteriorate.
Symptoms of ALS include:
Tripping and falling
Loss of motor control in hands and arms
Difficulty speaking and swallowing or difficulty breathing
Persistent fatigue
Twitching and cramping, sometimes severely
As ALS progresses, all voluntary muscles become useless. The patient
cannot eat, breathe or communicate with ot ....
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