GivMohr Arm Sling  GivMohr Arm Sling  Andropeyronie Penile
Curvature Correction  Andropeyronie Penile Curvature Correction
Bauerfeind LumboLoc Back Support  Bauerfeind LumboLoc Back
Support  Aircast Cryo Cuff Knee System with Cooler  Aircast Cryo
Cuff Knee System with Cooler  Performance Wrap Knee Brace
Performance Wrap Knee Brace   Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Alternate Names    • Lou Gehrig disease   • progressive bulbar
palsy   • ALS   • Brain and spinal cord   Amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis, also known as ALS, "Lou Gehrig's disease," or Motor
Systems Disease, is a progressive condition of the nervous
system.  What is going on in the body?  The muscle weakness in
ALS can affect the muscles of the limbs or of the tongue, mouth,
and throat. The nerves that connect the brain and spinal cord,
called motor neurons, can also degenerate.   What are the causes
and risks of the disease?  Cases that run in families are rare
and result from a defect on one of the chromosomes, the
structures in the cells that hold