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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a nervous system disease that attacks nerve cells called neurons in your brain and spinal cord. These neurons transmit messages from your brain and spinal cord to your voluntary muscles - the ones you can control, like in your arms and legs. At first, this causes mild muscle problems. Some people notice:

  • Trouble walking or running
  • Trouble writing
  • Speech problems

Eventually, you lose your strength and cannot move. When muscles in your chest fail, you cannot breathe. A breathing machine can help, but most people with ALS die from respiratory failure.

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Results 1 - 10 of 48 for Lou "Gehrig’s"
  1. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (National Library of Medicine)  
    Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a nervous system disease that attacks nerve cells called neurons in your brain and spinal cord. These neurons transmit messages ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/amyotrophiclateralsclerosis.html - Health Topics
  2. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) 
    ... voluntary muscle movement. ALS is also known as Lou Gehrig disease.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000688.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS) (Nemours Foundation)  
    Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/Children ... Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ... Nemours Foundation
    https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/als.html - External Health Links
  4. Dextromethorphan and Quinidine 
    ... certain conditions such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease; condition in which the nerves that control ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a611048.html - Drugs and Supplements
  5. Edaravone Injection 
    ... is used to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease; a condition in which the nerves that ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a617027.html - Drugs and Supplements
  6. Edaravone Oral 
    ... is used to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease; a condition in which the nerves that ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a622056.html - Drugs and Supplements
  7. Tofersen Injection 
    ... a certain type of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease; a condition in which the nerves that ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a623024.html - Drugs and Supplements
  8. Sodium Phenylbutyrate and Taurursodiol 
    ... for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease; a condition in which the nerves that ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a623014.html - Drugs and Supplements
  9. Riluzole 
    ... is used to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS; Lou Gehrig's disease). Riluzole is in a class of medications ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a696013.html - Drugs and Supplements
  10. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)  
    Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), formerly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, is a neurological disease that affects motor neurons—those nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement.
    https://www.ninds.nih.gov/.../amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis-als - External Health Links
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