ALS

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Questions to Ask Your Doctor about ALS(Free Handout)

Overview

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also called Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive neuromuscular disease that weakens and eventually destroys motor neurons (components of the nervous system that connect the brain with the skeletal muscles).

Upper motor neurons are located in the cerebral cortex of the brain and conduct impulses from the motor cortex to nerves in the brain or the spinal cord. Lower motor neurons are per...Read the full article