Join the movement ALS Ice Bucket Challenge to help Strike Out ALS! Learn more about the disease ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
ALS was first found in 1869 by French
neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot, but it wasn’t until 1939 that Lou Gehrig
brought national and international attention to the disease. Ending the career
of one of the most beloved baseball players of all time, the disease is still
most closely associated with his name. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a
progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and
the spinal cord. Motor neurons reach from the brain to the spinal cord and from
the spinal cord to the muscles throughout the body. The progressive
degeneration of the motor neurons in ALS eventually leads to their death. When
the motor neurons die, the ability of the brain to initiate and control
muscle movement is lost. With voluntary muscle action progressively affected,
patients in the later stages of the disease may become totally paralyzed.
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