"Familial", ALS suggests the disease is inherited, although no heredity pattern exists in the majority of ALS cases. About 5 to 10 percent of all ALS patients appear to have a genetic or inherited component. In those families, 50 percent of the all offspring are expected to have the disease.
Most who develop ALS are between the ages of 40 and 70. There have been many cases of the disease attacking teenagers, though generally, ALS occurs in greater percentages as men and women grow older.
It was once believed that men developed ALS more frequently than women. That no longer appears to be the case, and today both sexes are affected in nearly equal numbers.
Symptoms of Lou Gehrig's DiseaseEarly symptoms vary with each individual, but they usually include tripping, dropping things, abnormal fatigue of the arms and/or legs, slurred speech, muscle cramps and twitches, and involuntary periods of laughing or crying.With the hands and feet affected first, it causes difficulty in walking or using the hands for the activities of daily living, such as dressing, washing and buttoning clothes.
Since ALS affects only motor neurons, the senses of sight, touch, hearing, taste and smell, muscles of the eyes and bladder are generally not affected.
As the weakening and paralysis continues to spread to the muscles of the trunk of the body, it eventually affects swallowing, chewing and breathing. When the breathing muscles are affected, the patient may require permanent ventilatory support to survive. The mind is not impaired and remains sharp, despite the progressive degenerating condition of the body.
Diagnosis of Lou Gehrig's DiseaseElectromyography (electrical studies of muscle) is often performed to confirm the disease. A biopsy (removal of a small piece of tissue) of muscle tissue may also been performed if the diagnosis is in doubt. Treatment of Lou Gehrig's DiseaseAlthough there is no cure for ALS, much can be done to help patients live more productively and independently. Physical therapy and rehabilitation techniques can help patients learn how to work around the weakness and functional disability caused by the disease. Patients may benefit from braces or a walker to improve mobility.Lou Gehrig's Disease is also known as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS. It causes full body paralysis. The vast majority of cases are not hereditary, while only 5 to 10 percent are hereditary.
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lou gehrigs disease
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
Lou Gehrigs disease
It is around 40 - 50 but can occur rarely at other ages.
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June 19, 1903
To achieve well in playing baseball.
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Lou Gehrig and his wife, Eleanor Twichell, had no children.