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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. A little over 5,600 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with ALS each year. (That's a new victim every 90 minutes.) It is estimated that as many as 30,000 Americans have the disease at any given time. 80% of the people with ALS are men and 93% of patients are Caucasian. Most people who develop ALS are between the ages of 40 and 70, with an average age of 55 at the time of diagnosis. However, cases of the disease do occur in persons in their twenties and thirties.
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Calories in a Reuben Sandwich Homemade Version. Two slices of rye bread contain 166 calories, and a 3-ounce serving of corned beef contains 213 calories. The butter used to grill the sandwich contains 36 calories per pat. Add a 1/2-cup serving of drained sauerkraut for 14 calories and a slice of Swiss cheese for 106 calories. Top the sandwich with 1 tablespoon of Thousand Island dressing for an additional 56 calories. Assembled, a homemade Reuben sandwich contains about 591 calories.
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ALS/Lou Gehrigâs Disease and other Motor Neuron Diseases Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a motor neuron disease that causes degeneration throughout the brain and spinal cord, and affects about 30,000 people in the United States. While there is no cure, there are strategies to both lengthen and improve quality of life.
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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. According to the ALS CARE Database, 60% of the people with ALS in the Database are men and 93% of patients in the Database are Caucasian. Most people who develop ALS are between the ages of 40 and 70, with an average age of 55 at the time of diagnosis. However, cases of the disease do occur in persons in their twenties and thirties. Generally though, ALS occurs in greater percentages as men and women grow older.
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What Is ALS? What Are the Types and Causes? The loss of breathing causes many people with ALS to die within 3 to 5 years after they're diagnosed. Yet some people can live more than 10 years with the disease. People with ALS can still think and learn. They have all of their senses -- sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch.
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Early Symptoms, Causes, and Prognosis Most people with ALS die from respiratory failure, usually within three to five years from the onset of symptoms. The median survival time from onset to death is around 39 months, and only 4% survive longer than 10 years.ost people with ALS die from respiratory failure, usually within three to five years from the onset of symptoms. The median survival time from onset to death is around 39 months, and only 4% survive longer than 10 years.
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Who Gets ALS? 1 ALS is not contagious. 2  Although the life expectancy of a person with ALS averages about two to five years from the time of diagnosis, this disease is variable, and many people can live with the disease for five years and more.
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So What's the Difference Between ALS and Parkinson's Disease? Who gets it: ALS can strike anyone between the ages of 40 and 70. It’s 20 percent more common in men than in women, and, though typically not genetic, can be hereditary in about 10 percent of cases.
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Prevalence of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis â United States, 2010â2011 An estimated 5,000 persons receive a diagnosis of ALS each year in the United States, with an estimated prevalence of 12,000 cases (28). ALS is more prevalent in men than in women, with a typical age of diagnosis at age 55–75 years (1).
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How ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) Works When the gene is mutated, the enzyme can’t protect the motor neurons, and they become damaged by the free radicals. About 20 percent of people with familial ALS have the SOD1 gene mutation. Researchers are still looking for more genes that might be involved. Researchers also know that ALS is most common in Caucasian males, and it often starts when people are between the ages of 40 and 60 (although it can strike at an earlier age).
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Who Gets ALS? 1 ALS is not contagious.  Although the life expectancy of a person with ALS averages about two to five years from the time of diagnosis, this disease is variable, and many people can live with the disease for five years and more. More than half of all people with ALS live more than three years after diagnosis.
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Incidence of ALS Incidence of ALS. According to the ALS Association, approximately 5,600 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with ALS each year. It is estimated that as many as 30,000 Americans may have the disease at any given time, approximately 300 in San Diego County alone.
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Huntington's disease What is the average age of death for Huntington's disease? The median timeframe of survival for someone with adult-onset Huntington's (or Huntington) disease (HD) is 15-18 years after symptoms begin. The average age of death for a person with HD is 54-55 years of age. Some individuals live longer, especially if symptoms do not begin until a later age. Juvenile HD, which is rarer than adult-onset HD, has a rapid disease progression once symptoms begin. Death typically occurs in people with JHD within 10 years of the start of symptoms.
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Who Gets ALS? ALS is a disorder that affects the function of nerves and muscles. Based on U.S. population studies, a little over 6,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with ALS each year. (That's 15 new cases a day.) It is estimated there are more than 20,000 Americans have the disease at any given time.
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ALS Frequently Asked Questions It is generally estimated there are over 30,000 people living with ALS in the United States at any given time; the number worldwide is estimated at around 450,000.
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Symptoms and Diagnosis The initial symptoms of ALS can be quite varied in different people. One person may have trouble grasping a pen or lifting a coffee cup, while another person may experience a change in vocal pitch when speaking. ALS is typically a disease that involves a gradual onset. The rate at which ALS progresses can be quite variable from one person to another. Although the mean survival time with ALS is three to five years, many people live five, 10 or more years.
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Each year, about 5,000 people in the United States learn they have ALS. The disease most often strikes people ages 40 to 70. More men than women get it. ALS becomes more and more severe over time. The disease gets worse at a different rate with each person. About 50 percent of people with ALS live 2 to 5 years after learning they have it. About 10 percent live for 10 years.
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- ALS seems affecting men more frequently than women (ratio 1.4:1.0) [1, 6] and the age class with higher risk is 65–74. Prognosis is about 2–3 years from the beginning of the disease, though some 12–15 years survival cases have been observed, mainly in the older age classes [7,8,9,10,11].
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Who Gets ALS? How fast and in what order this occurs is very different from person to person. While the average survival time is 3 years, about twenty percent of people with ALS live five years, 10 percent will survive ten years and five percent will live 20 years or more.
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Incidence of ALS According to the ALS Association, approximately 5,600 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with ALS each year. It is estimated that as many as 30,000 Americans may have the disease at any given time, approximately 300 in San Diego County alone.
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Genetic reports abstractAge of onset of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is modulated by a locus on 1p34.1 The mean age of onset was 57.5 ± 12.9 years of age. Median survival time once diagnosed with ALS was 3.2 years. The site of symptom onset was relatively similar across cohorts, with 67% being limb, 28% being bulbar, and 5% unknown or unreported.
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ALS - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Classical ALS - a progressive neurological disease characterized by a deterioration of upper and lower motor neurons (nerve cells). This type of ALS affects more than two-thirds of those with the disease. Primary Lateral Sclerosis (PLS) - a progressive neurological disease in which the upper motor neurons (nerve cells) deteriorate. If the lower motor neurons are not affected within two years, the disease usually remains a pure upper motor neuron disease. This is the rarest form of ALS. Progressive Bulbar Palsy (PBP) - a condition that starts with difficulties in speaking, chewing and swallowing due to lower motor neuron (nerve cell) deterioration.
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ALS Frequently Asked Questions Generally speaking, someone is diagnosed with ALS every 90 minutes. The life-time incident rate for an average person is often estimated at between 1 in 400 to 1 in 600 people- a number that is similar to the incidence of multiple sclerosis. There are many national efforts to count and/or register individuals living with ALS, including one in the US.
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Who Gets ALS? It is estimated there are more than 20,000 Americans have the disease at any given time. According to the ALS CARE Database, 60% of the people with ALS in the Database are men and 93% of patients in the Database are Caucasian.
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- To our family & friends, As many of you know, Allan Smith was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) this past January. Al has a long history of medical issues. He was diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis (this causes the spinal vertebrae to fuse) at the age of 15 and was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease in 2003.
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- This can vary by patient and sometimes patient live for > 5 years. In brief: Month to years Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (als) is fatal in about 75% of patients within one to five years after symptom start, with median survival of 4 years or less.