Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) - Symptoms and causes
2024年4月10日 · Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (a-my-o-TROE-fik LAT-ur-ul skluh-ROE-sis), known as ALS, is a nervous system disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. ALS causes loss of muscle control.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) - Mayo Clinic
2024年4月10日 · Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known as ALS, can be hard to diagnose early because it can have symptoms similar to other diseases. Tests to rule out other conditions or help diagnose ALS might include:
Learn more about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS
2018年3月14日 · Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (a-my-o-TROE-fik LAT-ur-ul skluh-ROE-sis), or ALS, is a progressive nervous system (neurological) disease that destroys nerve cells and causes disability. ALS is often called Lou Gehrig's disease, after the famous baseball player who was diagnosed with it.
Neuropathy and ALS. - Mayo Clinic Connect
2024年11月6日 · ALS is a neuronopathy ("motor neuron disease"), not a neuropathy. In ALS, there is primary damage to the motor neurons that send signals to the muscles that help us move. However, newer research suggests that in some PALS there is a less prominent sensory component that is being explored.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) - Doctors and departments
2024年4月10日 · Mayo Clinic research also includes finding genes that might cause or contribute to the development of ALS. Together with teams at other institutions, Mayo Clinic researchers discovered the C9orf72 hexanucleotide repeat expansion (C9), a gene variation that can cause ALS and frontotemporal dementia. This gene variation is the most common cause ...
Science Saturday: How regenerative medicine is advancing ALS …
2021年5月29日 · May is ALS Awareness Month, a time to reflect on the role of regenerative medicine research in advancing understanding and treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig's disease. This neurodegenerative disorder causes nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord to die, blocking signals to the muscles.
Mayo Clinic awarded federal grant to study experimental ALS drug
2024年9月24日 · Mayo Clinic in Florida has received a grant to begin an innovative study that will provide hundreds of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) access to an experimental drug over six months.
Esclerosis lateral amiotrófica - Síntomas y causas - Mayo Clinic
2024年4月10日 · Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) fact sheet. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/Patient-Caregiver-Education/Fact-Sheets/Amyotrophic-Lateral-Sclerosis-ALS-Fact-Sheet.
Team in ALS Clinic works together to meet patient needs with …
2024年9月24日 · From diagnosis to hospice, the needs of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease, are always evolving. The ALS Clinic team is prepared to work together and with patients every step of the way.
Study shows immune molecule may play key role in the …
2023年11月18日 · Mayo Clinic researchers and collaborators have identified a protein expressed by immune cells that may play a key role in the development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. The team also found that an immunomodulatory treatment that blocks the protein was able to restore motor function in preclinical models.