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Which degenerative disease does the scientist and author Stephen Hawking suffer from?
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∙ 13y ago
ALS-Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
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What desase does Stephen hawking have and how does he affected?
Professor Stephen Hawking suffers from a degenerative motor neuron disease similar to ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) which he has endured for about 50 years since the diagnosis. It has slowly progressed and weakened him; he is mostly paralyzed and is confined to a wheelchair, communicating by use of a synthetic voice generator.
Did Stephen hawking have his disease when he was a child?
no
What dieseas does Stephen Hawking have?
Stephen hawking has ALS also known as Lou gherig's disease
Can Stephen Hawking be cured by any medicine or surgery?
He has ALS, there is currently no cure or treatment for his degenerative disease.. too bad, a brillant mind limited only by his body but not his mind
What does Stephen Hawking's disease cause?
Paralaysis
Which motor neuron disorder afflicts scientist Stephen Hawking?
Hawking suffers from a rare early-onset, slow-progressing form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron disease or Lou Gehrig's disease.
What does Stephen Hawking suffer from?
Lou Gehrig's disease
How did Stephen hawkin get paralyzed?
Stephen Hawking received a diagnosis of a degenerative motor neuron disease similar to ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) at age 21, which has slowly progressed and caused a near-total paralysis over a period of about five decades, causing him to be confined to a wheelchair.
Does Stephen Hawking have Huntington's disease?
In 1963, Hawking contracted motor neurone disease and was given two years to live.
How did Stephen hawking's accident occur?
Stephen Hawking did not have an accident. When he was in college he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease which led to his current condition.
What made Stephen hawking like that?
Lou Gehrig disease
What is Stephen Hawking's problems?
He suffers from a disease known as als
