amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
noun
amyo·tro·phic lateral sclerosis
ˌā-ˌmī-ə-ˈtrō-fik- 
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: a rare progressive degenerative fatal disease affecting the motor neurons, usually beginning in middle age, and characterized especially by increasing and spreading muscular weakness and atrophy
—abbreviation ALS
called also Lou Gehrig's disease
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The next day, Gehrig was off to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, where he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
The actors gets candid with PEOPLE about how sons Julian, 14, and Adrian, 12, have managed their dad's disease
Aaron Lazar had no idea how to break the news to his two sons that he had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2024
Whereas, in mouse models, artificially over-activating the gene protects against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a disease affecting motor neurons of the spinal cord, which causes progressive weakness and breakdown of muscles.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
In 1977, Wedemeyer was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease).
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2024
The association, which seeks to find a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, received a $58 million gift from Hoffman, whose father died from the disease.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
The trial is open to patients who are quadriplegics as a result of a cervical spinal cord injury or have amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2024
The device is currently in clinical trials, which are open to some individuals who have quadriplegia due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or a spinal cord injury, according to a recruitment pamphlet.
—Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2024
Of the group that received a prescription, 184 had a form of cancer; 45 had progressive neurological conditions, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease) or Parkinson’s disease; 25 had chronic lung conditions; and 24 had cardiovascular diseases.
—Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2024
Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
The actors gets candid with PEOPLE about how sons Julian, 14, and Adrian, 12, have managed their dad's disease
Aaron Lazar had no idea how to break the news to his two sons that he had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2024
Whereas, in mouse models, artificially over-activating the gene protects against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a disease affecting motor neurons of the spinal cord, which causes progressive weakness and breakdown of muscles.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
In 1977, Wedemeyer was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease).
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2024
The association, which seeks to find a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, received a $58 million gift from Hoffman, whose father died from the disease.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
The trial is open to patients who are quadriplegics as a result of a cervical spinal cord injury or have amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2024
The device is currently in clinical trials, which are open to some individuals who have quadriplegia due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or a spinal cord injury, according to a recruitment pamphlet.
—Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2024
Of the group that received a prescription, 184 had a form of cancer; 45 had progressive neurological conditions, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease) or Parkinson’s disease; 25 had chronic lung conditions; and 24 had cardiovascular diseases.
—Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2024
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