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  2. ALS - Wikipedia

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    Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neurone disease (MND) or (in the United States) Lou Gehrig's disease (LGD), is a rare, terminal neurodegenerative disorder that results in the progressive loss of both upper and lower motor neurons that normally control voluntary muscle contraction. [3]

  3. Primary lateral sclerosis - Wikipedia

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    Primary lateral sclerosis (PLS) usually presents with gradual-onset, progressive, lower-extremity stiffness and pain due to muscle spasticity. Onset is often asymmetrical. [ 2 ] Although the muscles do not appear to atrophy as in ALS (at least initially), the disabling aspect of PLS is muscle spasticity and cramping, and intense pain when those ...

  4. List of people with motor neuron disease - Wikipedia

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    This includes amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), progressive bulbar palsy (PBP), pseudobulbar palsy, progressive muscular atrophy (PMA), primary lateral sclerosis (PLS), spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and monomelic amyotrophy (MMA), as well as some rarer variants resembling ALS.

  5. Motor neuron diseases - Wikipedia

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    In the United States and Canada, the term motor neuron disease usually refers to the group of disorders while amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is frequently called Lou Gehrig's disease. [ 2 ] [ 5 ] [ 23 ] In the United Kingdom and Australia, the term motor neuron(e) disease is used for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] although is not ...

  6. Genetics of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - Wikipedia

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    There are more than 25 genes known to be associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) as of June 2018, [1] which collectively account for about 70% of cases of familial ALS (fALS) and 10% of cases of sporadic ALS (sALS). [2] About 5–10% of cases of ALS are directly inherited. [3]

  7. Category:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - Wikipedia

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    Articles relating to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neurone disease (MND) or Lou Gehrig's disease. It is a specific disease which causes the death of neurons controlling voluntary muscles. ALS is characterized by stiff muscles, muscle twitching, and gradually worsening weakness due to muscles decreasing in size.

  8. Juvenile primary lateral sclerosis - Wikipedia

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    Juvenile primary lateral sclerosis has an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance, meaning both copies of the gene in each cell are altered. Juvenile primary lateral sclerosis ( JPLS ) also known as primary lateral sclerosis, juvenile ( PLSJ ), is a very rare genetic disorder , with a small number of reported cases, characterized by ...

  9. ALS Association - Wikipedia

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    The ALS Association is an American nonprofit organization that funds global amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research, provides care services and programs to people affected by ALS through its nationwide network of clinical care centers, and works with ALS advocates around the country for state and federal policies that serve people living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also ...