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Wallach was diagnosed with ALS in 2017 at the age of 37 on the same day he and his wife brought home their second daughter from the hospital. [3] Originally visiting the doctor for a persistent cough, Wallach had also mentioned experiencing muscle tremors and weakness in his left hand and was told he probably had a progressive neurodegenerative disease. [2]
Public awareness of the disease gained prominence upon the diagnosis of baseball player Lou Gehrig, whose name would become an alternative title for the disease. Astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, whose ALS was diagnosed in 1963, had the disease for 55 years, the longest recorded time one had the disease. He died at the age of 76 in 2018.
ALS can strike at any age, but its likelihood increases with age. [64] Most people who develop ALS are between the ages of 40 and 70, with an average age of 55 at the time of diagnosis. [65] ALS is 20% more common in men than women, [65] but this difference in sex distribution is no longer present in patients with onset after age 70. [64]
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A study designed specifically to survey for prevalence found that 49% of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) also had PBA. [11] PBA does not appear to be associated with duration of ALS. [36] [37] It is a symptom of ALS that many patients are unaware of and do not receive information about from their physician. [38]
Similarly, neuroscientists have come to learn much about music cognition by studying music-specific disorders. Even though music is most often viewed from a "historical perspective rather than a biological one" [ 1 ] music has significantly gained the attention of neuroscientists all around the world.
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Langs ran three half-marathons while experiencing symptoms of what doctors later determined to be ALS. [9] Since announcing her diagnosis, Langs has highlighted nonprofits and research efforts related to ALS. On her birthday in May 2023, she launched #FistBumps4ALS, a fundraising effort for Project ALS similar to the Ice Bucket Challenge. [2]