Lou Gehrigs Disease
After reading your paper, I was intrigued to know a little bit more about Lou-Gehrigs disease. I was curious if the person is in pain, do they lose just the muscle movement or if anything else is affected and what test they perform to determine the diagnosis. I saw where you mentioned it is a hard disease to diagnose, with that being said, it has to be frustrating for not only the person suffering with the disease, but for the doctors as well. I was interested to find out more and found a few answers to my questions regarding Lou-Gehrigs disease.
“Someone with ALS, even at an advanced stage, can still see, hear, smell, and feel touch. The nerves that carry feelings of hot, cold, pain, pressure, or even being tickled, are not affected by Lou Gehrig's disease. The parts of the brain that allow us to think, remember, and learn are also not affected by the disease. Most people who develop Lou Gehrig's disease are adults between 40 and 70. One of the tests, an electromyogram, or EMG, can show that muscles are not working because of damaged nerves. Other tests include X-rays, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), blood, and urine evaluations. Sometimes a muscle or nerve biopsy is needed. A biopsy is when a doctor takes a tiny sample of tissue from the body to study under a microscope. Examining this tissue can help the doctor figure out what's making someone sick” (librarythinkquest.org). http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/00112/lou_gehrigs_frameset.htm I also found an interesting article as I was browsing to find out more. It talks about if there is a relationship with our tap water and Lou-Gehrigs disease. The article is a little long, but worth the read. I thought it was pretty interesting. Makes you wonder just what’s in our water that we are drinking, bathing and swimming in. Who knows how many diseases are actually caused from our waters. If you get a chance check it out, here is the url for it:
“Someone with ALS, even at an advanced stage, can still see, hear, smell, and feel touch. The nerves that carry feelings of hot, cold, pain, pressure, or even being tickled, are not affected by Lou Gehrig's disease. The parts of the brain that allow us to think, remember, and learn are also not affected by the disease. Most people who develop Lou Gehrig's disease are adults between 40 and 70. One of the tests, an electromyogram, or EMG, can show that muscles are not working because of damaged nerves. Other tests include X-rays, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), blood, and urine evaluations. Sometimes a muscle or nerve biopsy is needed. A biopsy is when a doctor takes a tiny sample of tissue from the body to study under a microscope. Examining this tissue can help the doctor figure out what's making someone sick” (librarythinkquest.org). http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/00112/lou_gehrigs_frameset.htm I also found an interesting article as I was browsing to find out more. It talks about if there is a relationship with our tap water and Lou-Gehrigs disease. The article is a little long, but worth the read. I thought it was pretty interesting. Makes you wonder just what’s in our water that we are drinking, bathing and swimming in. Who knows how many diseases are actually caused from our waters. If you get a chance check it out, here is the url for it: