It is a possibility. 10% of ALS cases are caused by a genetic defect. The other 90% the cause is unknown. Counsel with your genetic counselor to check your family health history for ALS traits in your child.
Nope, It's ALS that is Lou Gherigs disease. Arterial Lateral Sclerosis.
No, there is no connnection between Spina Bifida and Lou Gherig's disease, aka Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Spina Bifida is a birth defect and ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease, but is not present at birth.
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Mike Porcaro is alive but fighting ALS (Lou Gherigs Disease). TOTO recently announced that the band was reforming for a summer 2010 European tour in an attempt to raise funds for Mike's medical treatment.
He had a disease named after him known as: (Lou Gehrig's Disease)
Lou Gehrig's disease is a progressive neurological disease. It is also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The cause of Lou Gehrig's disease is not known, as of July 2014.
is the lou gehigs disease communicable or noncommunicable
No, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (aka Lou Gehrig's Disease) is a GENETIC disease
No.
There is no known way to prevent Lou Gehrig's disease or to alter its course.
It is extremley rare for a child to get ALS its a 1 in 3 million chance my aunt passed from the disease and the way it most affects children is living with or knowing someone with a disease it is a terrible disease
Two major forms of ALS are known: familial and sporadic. Familial Lou Gehrig's disease accounts for about 10% of all Lou Gehrig's disease cases.