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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Introduction
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurological disorder characterized by progressive degeneration of motor neuron cells in the spinal cord and brain, which ... more about Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A motor neuron disease involving progressive degeneration and eventual destruction of the function of nerves that control voluntary movement. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is available below.
Symptoms of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- Muscle weakness
- Initial symptoms depend on which muscles affected first
- Tripping
- Falling
- Loss of motor control in hands and arms
- more symptoms...»
See full list of 28 symptoms of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Complications
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Medical Textbooks Online about Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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Causes of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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Treatments for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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News Archives for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Medical news articles related to Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis include:
- Gene Mutation Linked to Inherited ALS
- Growth Hormone Won't Fight ALS
- Scientists Turn Skin Cells Into Motor Neurons in ALS Patients
- Geographical Pattern Eyed in 1991 Gulf War Cases of ALS
- Dog Ailment, ALS Link Seen
- more health news...»
Source: HealthDay News
Evidence Based Medicine Research for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Medical research articles related to Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis include:
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- Treatment for spasticity in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/motor neuron disease
- Treatment for familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/motor neuron disease
- Riluzole for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)/motor neuron disease (MND)
- Therapeutic exercise for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or motor neuron disease
- more research...»
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Prognosis for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Prognosis for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Poor. Degenerative. Non-curable. Usually fatal within 5 years.
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Clinical Trials for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis include:
- Clinical Trial of High Dose CoQ10 in ALS - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - coenzyme Q10
- Early Treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) With Nutrition and Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV) - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
- Study of Myobloc in the Treatment of Sialorrhea (Drooling) in Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Botulinum toxin type B (Myobloc)
- Determinants of Disease Severity in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
- Phase II Study of Leuprolide and Testosterone for Men With Kennedy's Disease or Other Motor Neuron Disease - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - leuprolide,testosterone
- more trials...»
See full list of 102 Clinical Trials for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Broader Related Topics
- Sclerosis
- Motor neuron diseases
- Motor neuron diseases
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Article Excerpts about Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology (Excerpt)
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurological disorder characterized by progressive degeneration of motor neuron cells in the spinal cord and brain, which ultimately results in paralysis and death. The disease takes its less-scientific name from Lou Gehrig, a baseball player with the New York Yankees in the late 1920s and 1930s, who was forced to retire in 1939 as a result of the loss of motor control caused by the disease. (Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology)
NINDS Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Information Page: NINDS (Excerpt)
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also called Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive, fatal neurological disease affecting as many as 20,000 Americans with 5,000 new cases occurring in the United States each year. The disorder belongs to a class of disorders known as motor neuron diseases. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Information Page: NINDS)
Definitions of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis:
Progressive degeneration of the neurons that give rise to the corticospinal tract and of the motor cells of the brain stem and spinal cord, resulting in a deficit of upper and lower motor neurons. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or a subtype of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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- Motor Weakness (Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis)
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