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ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease
That is because when Lou Gehrig, a popular baseball player with the Yankees was diagnosed with ALS, anyone after Lou, who was diagnosed , would be compared to the person, the infamous Lou Gehrig, who in all honesty made ALS known to the public.
Nope, It's ALS that is Lou Gherigs disease. Arterial Lateral Sclerosis.
ALS -Lou Gehrig's DiseaseOn June 2, 1941 at the age of 37, Lou Gehrig succumbed to Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) known today as "Lou Gehrig's disease"
ALS stands for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. It is commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig's Disease, named after Lou Gehrig, a hall-of-fame baseball player for the New York Yankees that was diagnosed with ALS in 1930s. ALS is a neuromuscular disease that degenerates the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.
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.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (or Lou Gehrig's Disease).
She has ALS (Lou Gehrig's) disease.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
Yes! Lou Gehrig died of ALS. After his death they named the disease after him. Well sort of. Its a famous nick name for it you could say.
Your question should be WHO is Lou Gehrig. He was a famous American baseball player. He was forced to stop playing ball due to an illness, MND.Motor neurone disease (MND) is a neurodegenerative disease that causes rapidly progressive muscle weakness. Specifically, the disease affects nerve cells (motor neurons) that control the muscles that enable you to move, speak, breathe and swallow.MND is also known as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Lou Gehrig's diagnosis was confirmed on June 19, 1939. It was on his 36th birthday.