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  1. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) - Symptoms and causes

    Apr 10, 2024 · ALS is often called Lou Gehrig's disease after the baseball player who was diagnosed with it. The exact cause of the disease is still not known. A small number of cases are inherited. ALS …

  2. ALS - Wikipedia

    Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron disease (MND) or—in the United States and Canada — Lou Gehrig's disease (LGD), is a rare, terminal neurodegenerative disorder …

  3. What is ALS? - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | The ALS Association

    ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. There is no cure for ALS yet.

  4. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) - Johns Hopkins Medicine

    Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) What is ALS? Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal type of motor neuron disease. It causes progressive degeneration of nerve cells in the spinal cord and brain. …

  5. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) | National Institute of ...

    Mar 26, 2025 · Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), formerly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, is a neurological disease that affects motor neurons—those nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that …

  6. ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease): Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

    Jun 19, 2025 · Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a degenerative disease that affects the brain and spinal cord. It causes a worsening loss of voluntary muscle control, which affects movements like …

  7. About Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) | National ALS Registry | CDC

    Nov 12, 2024 · ALS also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a motor neuron disease. ALS is rare, though slightly more common in men than women. The disease affects the nerve cells in both the upper and …

  8. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) - WebMD

    Sep 9, 2024 · What Is ALS? ALS is a disease that causes motor neurons, the nerve cells that send messages from your brain to your spinal cord and then to your muscles, to break down and die.

  9. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) | Department of Health ...

    Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is often referred to as "Lou Gehrig's disease." ALS is a nervous system disease that affects the voluntary muscles in your body. ALS is the most common …

  10. New drug may slow progression of ALS in small group of patients

    A new drug may slow progression of -- and even reverse -- symptoms of a rare form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, a new study published Monday finds.