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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 149 for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  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 ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/amyotrophiclateralsclerosis.html - Health Topics
  2. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 
    Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive disease that affects motor neurons, which are specialized nerve cells that control muscle movement. These nerve ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis - Genetics
  3. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)  
    Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/Start Here ... Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ... National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke ... From the National Institutes ...
    https://www.ninds.nih.gov/.../amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis-als - External Health Links
  4. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) 
    Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, is a disease of the nerve cells in the brain, brain stem and spinal ... Elsevier; 2022:chap 97. Shaw PJ, Cudkowicz ME. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other motor neuron diseases. In: Goldman L, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000688.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Supranuclear ophthalmoplegia 
    ... cord that control voluntary muscle movement (for example, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ) Condition that also causes malabsorption disorder of the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001624.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. National Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Registry (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/Statistics and Research ... Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
    https://www.cdc.gov/als - External Health Links
  7. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)  
    Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/Start Here
    https://www.mayoclinic.org/.../symptoms-causes/syc-20354022?p=1 - External Health Links
  8. ClinicalTrials.gov: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/Clinical Trials
    https://clinicaltrials.gov/...l+Sclerosis"&aggFilters=status:not rec - External Health Links
  9. SOD1 gene 
    ... the SOD1 gene have been found to cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a condition characterized by progressive muscle weakness, ... superoxide dismutase 1, soluble superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult)) superoxide dismutase, cystolic superoxide dismutase-1, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/sod1 - Genetics
  10. ALS2 gene 
    ... of nerve impulses. MedlinePlus Genetics provides information about Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis More About This Health Condition At least 20 ... About This Health Condition ALS2_HUMAN ALS2CR6 ALSJ amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2 (juvenile) IAHSP KIAA1563 PLSJ Tests of ALS2 ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/als2 - Genetics
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