Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease that affects neurons in the brain and spinal cord causing loss of muscle control. Scientists have now suggested a potential ...

Roberts et al examined the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and race/ethnicity in patients with ALS by using the National Longitudinal Mortality Study (NMLS) records. 22 Because ALS is ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating, fatal neuromuscular disease. Most patients die within 2 to 5 years of diagnosis. The disease stems from death of upper and lower motor neurons ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive neurologic disorder that commonly results in paralysis and death. Despite more than a century of research, no cause of, cure for, or means of preventing ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a life-threatening neurodegenerative disorder with a two- to three-year median survival after the appearance of symptoms. ALS mainly affects upper and lower ...

MRI is a diagnostic test that doctors use to diagnose and track the progress of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). ALS is a progressive disease that damages nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, more commonly known as ALS, is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease. It affects the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that make the muscles of both the upper ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease. It affects your nerves and muscle tissue and worsens over time, eventually becoming fatal.

Nicholas R. Metrus, MD, is a neurologist and neuro-oncologist with Atlantic Health System. He has completed research on complications of cancer and primary brain tumors like hypermutator gliomas that ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurological condition that eventually results in the loss of the ability to walk, talk, and swallow. In most cases, the cause of ALS is unknown.