Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as "Lou Gehrig's disease," is a disease of the motor neurons, muscle-controlling nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement.
In 1938 Doctors at the Mayo Clinic diagnosed Lou Gehrig with a very rare form of degenerative disease: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which is now called Lou Gehrig's disease. There was no chance he would ever play baseball again.
ALS usually strikes in late middle age (the late 50s is average) or later, although there have been cases of ALS in young adults and even in children, as well as in very elderly people. Some genetic forms of ALS have their onset in youth.
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Related Links:
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Information
- ALSA.org
