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Lou Gehrig's Disease ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), also known as Lou Gehrigs disease, is a progressive disease of the motor neurons (nerve cells that control the skeletal muscles). As motor neurons are affected, gradual weakness, atrophy, and paralysis of the skeletal muscles occur.
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MOTOR NEURON DISEASES MOTOR NEURON DISEASES. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal degenerative disorder of upper and lower motor neurons. Lower motor neuron loss causes muscle weakness, atrophy, and fasciculations; upper motor neuron involvement causes spasticity, clonus, hyperactive tendon reflexes, and Babinski signs.Dementia appears at the onset or develops later in a significant proportion of ALS patients.ower motor neuron loss causes muscle weakness, atrophy, and fasciculations; upper motor neuron involvement causes spasticity, clonus, hyperactive tendon reflexes, and Babinski signs. Dementia appears at the onset or develops later in a significant proportion of ALS patients.
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ALS: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis MDA takes a big picture perspective on neuromuscular diseases, including ALS, that limit muscle strength and mobility, so we can reach across diseases to find effective treatments and cures.
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Neuromuscular disease Neuromuscular disease. Neuromuscular disease is a very broad term that encompasses many diseases and ailments that impair the functioning of the muscles, either directly, being pathologies of the voluntary muscle, or indirectly, being pathologies of nerves or neuromuscular junctions. Neuromuscular diseases are those that affect the muscles and/or their direct nervous system control, problems with central nervous control can cause either spasticity or some degree of paralysis, depending on the location and the nature o
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ALS - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive neuromuscular disease.ALS is characterized by a progressive degeneration of motor nerve cells in the brain (upper motor neurons) and spinal cord (lower motor neurons).When the motor neurons can no longer send impulses to the muscles, the muscles begin to waste away (atrophy), causing increased muscle weakness.myotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive neuromuscular disease.
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The Anterior Horn and Motor Neuron Diseases There are several types of motor neuron disease: 1  ALS (also known Lou Gehrig's disease) is the most common form of the disease. It affects muscles of the arms, legs, mouth, and respiratory system. While the cause is not known in most cases, around 10 percent are directly linked to family genetics.
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, Lou Gehrig's Disease) Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS): A classic motor neuron disease. Motor neuron diseases are progressive chronic diseases of the nerves that come from the spinal cord responsible for supplying electrical stimulation to the muscles.This stimulation is necessary for the movement of body parts. ALS occurs when specific nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary movement gradually degenerate. The loss of these motor neurons causes the muscles under their control to weaken and waste away, leading to paralysis. The cause of this disease process is still unknown.
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What is ALS? What is ALS? ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. A-myo-trophic comes from the Greek language. A means no. Myo refers to muscle, and Trophic means nourishment – No muscle nourishment. When a muscle has no nourishment, it atrophies or wastes away.
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Neuromuscular Disease A neuromuscular disease is a disorder that affects the peripheral nervous system. The peripheral nervous system includes muscles, the nerve-muscle (neuromuscular) junction, peripheral nerves in the limbs, and the motor-nerve cells in the spinal cord. Other spinal cord or brain diseases are not considered “neuromuscular” diseases. Patients with neuromuscular diseases can have weakness, loss of muscle bulk, muscle twitching, cramping, numbness, tingling, and a host of other symptoms. Problems with the nerve-muscle junction can also cause droopy eyelids, double vision, and weakness that worsen with activity.
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ALS is a motor neuron disease, also spelled motor neurone disease, which is a group of neurological disorders that selectively affect motor neurons, the cells that control voluntary muscles of the body, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), primary lateral sclerosis, progressive muscular atrophy, progressive bulbar palsy, pseudobulbar palsy, and spinal muscular atrophy.
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What is ALS? ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. A-myo-trophic comes from the Greek language.otor neurons reach from the brain to the spinal cord and from the spinal cord to the muscles throughout the body. The progressive degeneration of the motor neurons in ALS eventually leads to their demise.
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- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that causes muscle weakness, paralysis, and ultimately, respiratory failure. You’ve still got lots more to learn. But before you do, we’d like to ask for your help.
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- Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as Lou Gehrig's Disease It's a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord.ith voluntary muscle action progressively affected, patients in the later stages of the disease may become totally paralyzed. Source(s): my half sister's Dad is slowly dying of this http://www.alsa.org/als/what.cfm. emjay · 7 years ago. Thumbs up.
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All about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurological disease that causes muscle weakness and gradually impacts on the functioning of the body, leading to eventual death. It is also referred to as motor neuron disease or Lou Gehrig's disease, named after the famous baseball player who had the condition.LS belongs to a group of diseases called motor neuron diseases. It is a disease that attacks the nerve cells that are used in voluntary muscle actions; actions that we can control such as those in the arms, face and legs. 4. As ALS progresses, motor neuron cells in the body degenerate and die.
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Overview ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, Charcot's disease, and motor neuron disease (MND), attacks certain cells in the brain and spinal cord needed to keep our muscles moving. Early signs and symptoms of ALS include: 1  muscle cramps and muscle twitching.  weakness in hands, legs, feet or ankles.
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Other Motor Neuron Diseases (MNDs) Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other motor neuron diseases are characterized by steady, relentless, progressive degeneration of corticospinal tracts, anterior horn cells, bulbar motor nuclei, or a combination.
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, is a disease of the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement. ALS is also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. 1 out of 10 cases of ALS are due to a genetic defect. The cause is unknown in most other cases. In ALS, motor nerve cells (neurons) waste away or die, and can no longer send messages to muscles. This eventually leads to muscle weakening, twitching, and an inability to move the arms, legs, and body.
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) - Topic Overview Doctors don't know what causes ALS. In about 1 case out of 10, it runs in families. This means that 9 times out of 10, a person with ALS doesn't have a family member with the disease. The first sign of ALS is often weakness in one leg, one hand, the face, or the tongue. The weakness slowly spreads to both arms and both legs. This happens because as the motor neurons slowly die, they stop sending signals to the muscles. So the muscles don't have anything telling them to move.
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Neuromuscular Disease A neuromuscular disease is a disorder that affects the peripheral nervous system. The peripheral nervous system includes muscles, the nerve-muscle (neuromuscular) junction, peripheral nerves in the limbs, and the motor-nerve cells in the spinal cord.
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ALS is classified as a rare disease, but is the most common motor neuron disease. People of all races and ethnic backgrounds are affected. One or two of 100,000 people develop ALS each year. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis affects around 30,000 Americans.
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What is Lou Gehrig's disease? Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also called Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive neuromuscular disease that weakens and eventually destroys motor neurons (components of the nervous system that connect the brain with the skeletal muscles).
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- Abstract. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder marked by progressive loss of motor neurons, muscle wasting, and respiratory dysfunction. With disease progression, secondary symptoms arise creating new problematic conditions for ALS patients. Amongst these is pain.myotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressively lethal motor neuron disorder that affects roughly 2 in 100,000 individuals each year [ 1 – 3 ]. Commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease, ALS is characterized by degeneration of primary motor neurons in the cortex, brainstem, and spinal cord.
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), sometimes called Lou Gehrig's disease, is a rapidly progressive, fatal neurological disease which attacks the motor neurons (nerve cells) which control voluntary muscles. The disease belongs to a group of disorders known as motor neuron diseases (MND), which are characterized by the gradual degeneration and death of motor neurons. Motor neurons are nerve cells located in the brain, brainstem, and spinal cord that pass impulses from the brain to the voluntary muscles of the body. Diagnostic Tests for ALS. Nerve conduction velocity (NCV) and electromyography (EMG) help diagnose nerve and muscle disorders. These tests, which can be used in combination, are often referred to as EMG/NCV studies. NCV is administered before EMG and measures the speed at which nerves transmit electrical signals.
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), sometimes called Lou Gehrig's disease, is a rapidly progressive, fatal neurological disease which attacks the motor neurons (nerve cells) which control voluntary muscles. The disease belongs to a group of disorders known as motor neuron diseases (MND), which are characterized by the gradual degeneration and death of motor neurons. Motor neurons are nerve cells located in the brain, brainstem, and spinal cord that pass impulses from the brain to the voluntary muscles of the body. The onset of ALS may be so subtle that the symptoms are frequently overlooked. The earliest symptoms may include: twitching, cramping, or stiffness of muscles. muscle weakness affecting an arm or a leg. slurred and nasal speech. difficulty chewing or swallowing.
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive disease that affects motor neurons, which are specialized nerve cells that are important for controlling muscle movement and strength.These nerve cells are found in the spinal cord and the brain.myotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive disease that affects motor neurons, which are specialized nerve cells that are important for controlling muscle movement and strength.