Causes Of ALS: Lou Gehrig's Disease
ALS is also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease is when nerve cells in your muscles that control the movement die, causing your muscles to weaken.
20,000 Americans currently have ALS and it is most common for men at 50 to 60 years of age to get this disease.
Causes are gene mutation, chemical imbalance, and disorganized immune response.
Symptoms are weakness in muscles, slurring of speech, difficulty walking, muscle cramps, and difficulty keeping posture.
Few treatments are used because after getting the disease you will never get full strength back, but you can take riluzole to slow down the weakening of the muscles.
Electromyogram, nerve conduction study, or muscle biopsy can be a diagnosis to see if you have ALS.
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20,000 Americans currently have ALS and it is most common for men at 50 to 60 years of age to get this disease.
Causes are gene mutation, chemical imbalance, and disorganized immune response.
Symptoms are weakness in muscles, slurring of speech, difficulty walking, muscle cramps, and difficulty keeping posture.
Few treatments are used because after getting the disease you will never get full strength back, but you can take riluzole to slow down the weakening of the muscles.
Electromyogram, nerve conduction study, or muscle biopsy can be a diagnosis to see if you have ALS.
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