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Lou Gehrig’s disease Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

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Lou Gehrig’s disease Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). By Mike C. and Cole F. Joe Shmoe He is 48 years of age He served in the gulf war and no one else in his family has had ALS. Person. muscle weakness in one or more of the following: hands, arms, legs or the muscles of speech,

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  1. Lou Gehrig’s disease Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) By Mike C. and Cole F.

  2. Joe Shmoe • He is 48 years of age • He served in the gulf war and no one else in his family has had ALS Person

  3. muscle weakness in one or more of the following: hands, arms, legs or the muscles of speech, • twitching and cramping of muscles, especially those in the hands and feet • impairment of the use of the arms and legs • "thick speech" and difficulty in projecting the voice • in more advanced stages, shortness of breath, difficulty in breathing and swallowing Symptoms

  4. The primary motor cortex • (The spinal cord is mainly affected because of the fact that the motor neurons that connect to the spine are what are also being shut down) Regions of the Brain

  5. Difficult to diagnose as ALS tends to look like many other neurological diseases. • Blood tests can be taken to rule out other conditions • Electromyography to see which nerves or muscles aren't working properly • Spinal CT scan or MRI to look for other diseases that mimic ALS. • Spinal tap Diagnosis

  6. No known cure for ALS • Prescription Riluzole helps slow down symptom advancement and prolong life expectancy • Physical therapy and rehabilitation needed to help muscle function and general. • Some patients may opt to have a chest and feeding tube inserted when breathing and swallowing become an issue. • Constant visits to nutritionists as patients with ALS tend to lose weight. • In more advanced stages of the disease artificial ventilation and full time medical care may be needed. Treatments

  7. Median survival of 4 years after symptom onset in 3 out of 4 people with the disease. • Most patients with ALS regress into quadriplegic states and become unable to eat or breath unassisted. Prognosis

  8. The neurons are starting to shut down and become weak so the communication from one to the other is not able to function correctly. In turn because the neuron cannot communicate with the muscle correctly, the muscle becomes weak. Error in Communication

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