1. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis By: Dallas Cole and Andy Coffey

2. What is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis • Lou Gehrig's disease • Wasting away of certain nerve cells of the brain

3. ALS • Cause unknown • 5-10 % of people inheritance Jim Catfish Hunter- 8-time AL All-Star Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1987 Died of ALS in 1999

4. ALS Symptoms Jon Stone Founder of the show Sesame Street Died of ALS March 13, 1997 • Slight weakness in one leg, one hand, the face, or the tongue

5. ALS Diagnosed • difficult to diagnose • referred to neurologist fordiagnosis • confirm the diagnosis include electromyogram (EMG) and nerve conduction studies Was the thirty-third Vice President of the United States (1941–45) 1948 Presidental Progressive Party candidate Died of ALS November 18, 1965

6. ALS treatment Charlie Wedemeyer NFL Player Heisman runner up High School Football coach • No treatment • Emotional support

7. ALS • Death 1st Player in history to score 2,000 6 time NBA All-Star slection 1993 Basketball Hall of fame inductee Died of ALS August 12, 2004

8. ALS Families • Responsibility • Nursing Homes/ Assisted Living Care • Hospitals Best known for his role as villain Roger Thorpe on CBS's Guiding Light Died of ALS December 6, 1998

9. ALS Video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rkjd2dDZMk&feature=related

10. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Stone http://en.wikipedia.org http://www.alsmndalliance.org/famous_people.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catfish_Hunter http://health.yahoo.com/nervous-overview/amyotrophic-lateral- sclerosis-als-topic-overview/healthwise--hw179632.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_A._Wallace