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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. ALS occurs when specific nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary movement gradually degenerate. The loss of these motor neurons causes the muscles under their control to weaken and w... 
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In the anatomy of animals, the brain, or encephalon, is the supervisory center of the nervous system. Although the brain is usually cited as the supervisory center of vertebrate nervous systems, the same term can also be used for the invertebrate central nervous system. In most animals, the brain is located in the head.
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis as related to Brain
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) - NORML
... characterized by the selective loss of motor neurons in the spinal cord, brain ... Writing in the March 2004 issue of the journal Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis & Other Motor Neuron ...
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) - Welcome to MDA's ALS Division
The ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) Division of the MDA (Muscular Dystrophy Association) offers ... A disease of the motor neurons, muscle-controlling nerve cells in the brain ...
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is characterized by progressive loss of motor nerves in the spinal cord and brain. In about 10% of cases, ALS is caused by a genetic defect. In other ...
- What is ALS - The ALS Association
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that attacks nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord resulting in muscle weakness and atrophy.
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Hope Center for Neurological Disorders - Washington University in St. Louis ... Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is a disease of the brain and spinal cord which causes progressive ...
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)-Symptoms
The symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) include: weakness or clumsiness in the hands and feet; gradual loss of strength of the arms and legs; inability to control the ...
- The Brain Matters: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
You notice that you’ve been tripping lately when going upstairs. While typing on your keyboard, the fingers on your left hand aren’t hitting the right keys.
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)-Topic Overview
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive wasting away of certain nerve cells of the brain and spinal column called motor neurons.
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - Genetics Home Reference
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive disease that affects motor neurons, which are specialized nerve cells in the spinal cord and the part of the brain that is connected ...
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... Pedersen WA, Mattson MP. No benefit of dietary restriction on disease onset or progression in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase mutant mice. Brain Res. 1999 ...
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