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Lou Gehrig's Disease

Lou Gehrig's disease is a fatal, progressive disease that affects the nerves that control a person’s voluntary muscle movement. Individuals afflicted with the disorder lose the capacity to control and initiate voluntary movements.

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Did Lou gehrigs wife ever remarry?

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No. Lou Gehrig's wife, Eleanor Twitchell, never remarried.

What are the symptoms after vomiting?

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The acid in your body after throwing up can do all kinds of damage as the stomach is the only thing that can really contain it and when you throw up too much you can really damage your teeth. How do I know this because a friend of mine ate her teeth away from throwing up. Well I hope I helped this is H-H-H-H0t n Smart and I'm out!

What happened to lou gehrig with als disease?

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Lou Gehrig's diagnosis was confirmed on June 19, 1939. It was on his 36th birthday.

How fast does Lou gehrigs disease progress?

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Between 3-5 years

Sometimes less depends on how serious it is.

Only 20% of people lived more than 5 years.

Some are still alive today such as Stephen Hawking (Similar disease)

Is Lou Gehrig's disease a genetic disorder?

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It is caused by a prion. This an infectious protein not a virus.

Is there a difference between ALS and Lou Gehrig's disease?

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Because Lou Gehrig (Yankee's baseball player) developed the disease and still managed to thank everybody for his great life he was given.

Does Lou Gehrig's Disease affect men only?

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No, Parkinson's disease can affect both men and women. Although it is thought to have a higher incidence in men, Parkinson's is caused by an imbalance levels of neurotransmitters in the brain, which both men and women have.

What is the life expectancy of someone with Lou Gehrig's disease?

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Approximately 5,600 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with ALS each year. The incidence of ALS is two per 100,000 people, and it is estimated that as many as 30,000 Americans may have the disease at any given time.

How did Stephen Hawking' s get Lou Gehrig's disease?

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Scientists have not been able to find a cause for the disease although they believe it could be caused by a virus or defects to DNA, the immune system, or enzymes found in one's body. These defects may be caused by pesticides or other types of toxins/poisons. Much more research must be done before a true cause will be found.

Was Lou Gehrig the first person to be diagnosed with ALS?

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In the year 1824 a scientist named Charles Bell published a paper discussing this previously unknown disease called Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. In 1939, baseball player Lou Gehrig contracted this disease. Since he was so well known at the time, the disease was nicknamed the Lou Gehrig Disease.

What causes fingers to turn black?

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Normally parts which are bruised turn black. You probably jammed your thumb somewhere. It is the blood inthe bruised tissue that makes it look black.

How did Lou Gehrig get ALS?

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When Lou Gehrig began showing symptoms of the disease is not really known but his performance on the field started to drop off during the 1938 season and he also complained about being tired a lot. He was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in June, 1939 and passed away on June 2, 1941. So he lived 2 years after being diagnosed with the disease and may have been showing symptoms a year before he was diagnosed.

What part of the body does Lou Gehrig's disease affect?

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Lou Gehrig's disease is a fatal disorder which mainly attacks the nerves and muscles. Here are the symptoms of this disease :

Tripping

Constantly dropping things

Slurred Speech

Experiencing Twitches

Muscle Cramps/Twitching

Abnormal Fatigue with the arms

Involuntary Laughing or Crying

Weakness of the muscles in the legs or arms

Dropping things and experiencing difficulty in speaking

Tripping or falling a lot

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How does someone inherit Lou Gehrig's disease?

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It is caused by a point-mutation in Chromosome 1. This causes a defect in the production of proteins Lamin A and C.

Progeria can't be cured for.

What does Lou Gehrig's disease feel like?

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The earliest sign of Lou Gehrig's disease is most often weakness in the arms or legs, at first usually more pronounced on one side than the other.

Medical disease that starts with an a and paralyzes the muscles but the person is very much alive it's rare and I believe a famous athlete passed away of it in the 50s or 60s?

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It is called ALS, which stands for "Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis." It is also known as "Lou Gehrig's Disease", and is sometimes called Maladie de Charcot.

What are the genes and chromosomes affected by Lou Gehrig's Disease?

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Most of the time ALS is not inherited. In about 90% of cases, the person is the only member of the family with the disease. About 10% of cases are considered "familial ALS.