Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease, is a disease of the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement. Jean-Marie Charcot was the first to recognize ALS as a distinct neurological disease with its own unique pathology. In ALS, nerve cells degenerate and deteriorate, and are unable to transmit messages to muscles. In around 90% of the cases of ALS, the cause remains unknown. Studies have concentrated on the responsibility of glutamate

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative autoimmune disease. This means that the neurons ( nerve cells of the brain and spinal cord), particularly the ones that control voluntary muscles (motor neurons), degenerate and die. Naturally, motor neurons in the brain send signals to the motor neurons in the spinal cord, which in turn, sends signals to the muscles. However, the degeneration and death of these neurons (upper and lower motor neurons) doesn’t allow the body to transmit signals

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease, which means there’s an increasing loss of neuron structure and function as the disease progresses. This is when there’s an unusual hardening of body tissue due to a lack of muscle nourishment and poor nerve cell transmission. ALS typically affects the ages of 40-70 years old, and for some unknown reason, military veterans are almost double the chance of developing ALS in comparison to the general public. The first large-scale effort

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is an insidiously developing, adult-onset, progressive anterior horn cell degeneration with associated degeneration of descending motor pathways. Despite increasing clinical and research interest, its cause remains obscure. Although many theories as to its cause have been proposed, no intervention has yet been shown to modify biologically determined motor system degeneration. There is no clear cut neuropathological diagnosis for

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also knows at Lou Gehrig’s diseases is a motor neuron disease that affect the motor system specially the anterior motor horn cells, corticobulbar/corticospinal tracts, and motor cranial nerves. ALS is a fatal and the causes are unknown. A small percent of the ALS patients are known to have familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. ALS causes severe muscle atrophy since the neuron cell connections to the muscle are lost. After many studies the scientist were able

Imagine living in a hopeless body with a perfectly working brain. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is one of the worst diseases to develop. Seeing your own body slowly die is a painful thing to go through and not being able to do anything about it is even worse. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy or rather known as CTE’s is a disease found in people who are repeatedly hit in the head. Head trauma and concussions are mainly the reason of these diseases and being in sports highers the risk of getting

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Motor Neuron Disease Maladie de Charcot Lou Gehrig's Disease What is the Disease?      ALS is an extremely deadly disease affecting the nerve cells that control the victim's voluntary muscles. These nerves shrink and eventually die, leaving the muscles without stimulation. As these muscles go without stimulation, they too eventually shrink and die. The victim progressively weakens to the point of complete paralysis of all voluntary muscles

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, is a neurodegenerative disease associated with the breakdown and loss of motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord. Voluntary muscle control degenerates until the body eventually loses function. To better understand how ALS works, the medical terminology can first be translated into a more basic understanding. ‘A-’ meaning not, “myo-” meaning muscle, and “-trophic” meaning nourishment or growth [source]. Due to the loss of motor neurons, the muscle loses nourishment

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease affecting both the upper and lower motor neurons in the cerebral cortex, brainstem, and spinal cord. It is the most common motor neuron disease in the adult population with a prevalence of two to seven cases per 100,000 individuals. Survival rates in persons with ALS show considerable variation. Five-year survival rates vary from 7% to 40%, whereas 10-year survival rates range from 8% to 16% (cite). Amyotrophic lateral

Mental health is a fragile thing and terminal conditions such as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) greatly impact it. ALS is a neurodegenerative disease that attacks a person’s physical function. It progressively saps a person’s strength and leads to the failure of organs. Unfortunately, this disease is not fully understood and is difficult to diagnose (Rosenfeld & Strong, 2015, pp. 318-319). Knowing fully well that this disease is a death sentence, ALS patients generally have a negative outlook