Amyotrophic Later Sclerosis Research Paper

Amyotrophic Later Sclerosis (ALS) is a disease that effects people’s muscles in there middle years. It affects thousands of people each year and so far there is no cure. Even though there’s no cure for the disease patients usually survive 5-7 years after being diagnosed with the disease before later dying from the disease. Without a cure the disease will continue to affect and kill thousands of people each and every year. Even if you’re a really active person you still have a chance of getting the disease and it will force you over a period of a couple years to not be able to do anything that you once could do. If you survive long enough the disease will even cause you not to be able to breathe on your own. Amyotrophic Later Sclerosis (ALS) was first discovered clear back in 1869. However it wasn’t until 1939 that professional baseball player Lou Gehrig brought attention to the disease after he was diagnosed with it. ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the spinal cord and brain. The nerves that carry feelings of pressure, pain, hot, cold or even being tickled are not damaged by the disease. However in some people the
Neurons transmit messages from your brain and spinal cord to your voluntary muscles. Some people may experience problems in muscles they can move like their arms and legs some of the side effects are; trouble walking or running, trouble writing, speech problems. ALS usually doesn’t affect a person’s mind or intelligence. Patients maintain control of eye muscles, bladder and bowel functions. However eventually patients will lose all of their strength and will not be able to move, and the muscles in their chest will fail and they will not be able to breath without assistance. Rarely patients will live long enough for the disease to run its full course, but if the patient does live long enough they may experience