is a fatal disease

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL

 sclerosis (ALS), a progressive nervous system disease

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

which affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord,

Symptoms

Signs and symptoms of ALS vary greatly from person to person, depending on which neurons are affected.

Reason

When motor neurons are damaged, they stop sending messages to the muscles, so the muscles are unable to function.

Risk factors

heredity, age, sex, genetics, smoking, environmental toxin exposure, military service

Solution

Longer-Term Use of Investigational Drug Stabilizes ALS Symptom