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    Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Briana Ibarra Period 2 12/16/15

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    Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord. It causes the motor neurons to die, which affects muscle movement and control and can lead to the loss of ability to speak, eat, move, and breathe. Most cases of ALS are sporadic, but about 5-10% of cases run in families and may be inherited. There is no known cure for ALS, and treatments aim to slow symptoms and improve quality of life.

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    Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord. It causes the motor neurons to die, which affects muscle movement and control and can lead to the loss of ability to speak, eat, move, and breathe. Most cases of ALS are sporadic, but about 5-10% of cases run in families and may be inherited. There is no known cure for ALS, and treatments aim to slow symptoms and improve quality of life.

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    Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord. It causes the motor neurons to die, which affects muscle movement and control and can lead to the loss of ability to speak, eat, move, and breathe. Most cases of ALS are sporadic, but about 5-10% of cases run in families and may be inherited. There is no known cure for ALS, and treatments aim to slow symptoms and improve quality of life.

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    Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord. It causes the motor neurons to die, which affects muscle movement and control and can lead to the loss of ability to speak, eat, move, and breathe. Most cases of ALS are sporadic, but about 5-10% of cases run in families and may be inherited. There is no known cure for ALS, and treatments aim to slow symptoms and improve quality of life.

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    Amyotrophic

    Lateral Sclerosis
    Briana Ibarra
    Period 2
    12/16/15

    WHAT IS
    AMYOTROPHIC
    SCLEROSIS?

    Also known as "ALS" or "Lou Gehrig's Disease"


    It is a progressive neurodegenerative that affects the
    brain and the spinal cord.

    (I know this has to be about muscles. I'm


    getting to it!)

    Motor neurons reach from the brain to the spinal cord


    and eventually to the muscles.

    WHAT DOES
    IT DO?

    The degeneration of the neurons due to ALS causes


    the motor neurons to eventually die. Therefore,
    causing issues when the brain tries to control the
    muscles. The function of the motor neurons are what
    provide voluntary muscle movement and control.
    People can lose the ability to speak, eat, move, and
    even breathe.

    FOR 5-15% of cases of ALS determine that the


    disorder was inherited by the individuals parents.
    There are multiple reasons for ALS that researchers
    have found.

    CAUSES

    Genetic Mutation: No, you won't end up as a


    member of the X-Men (UNFORTUNATELY), but
    research has found that some cases of ALS can be
    attributed to a few genetic mutations and it appears
    similar to the inherited form of ALS.
    Chemical Imbalance: It was identified that people
    who have ALS tend to have higher levels of
    glutamate, which is a chemical messenger to the
    brain that surrounds nerve cells located in the spinal
    fluid.High levels of glutamate can be toxic for some
    nerve cells

    CAUSES
    (CONTINUE
    D)

    Disorganized Immune Reponses: An individual's


    own immune system can misrecognize their body's
    own cells for a foreign virus/bacteria and can begin
    attacking it. This can lead to the death of nerve cells.
    Protein Mishandling: Mishandled proteins within
    nerve cells can accumulate abnormal forms of these
    proteins in the cells which will eventually cause them
    to die.

    Sounds painful.

    Approximately 5,600 individuals are diagnosed with


    ALS in the United States a year. An estimated 30,000
    people have it at any time.
    60% of people in the ALS Database (yeah, that
    exists.) are men and 93% are Caucasian.

    WHO CAN
    GET ALS?

    Most individuals are from the age range of 40-70. BUT


    there are cases where there have been individuals
    who have been diagnosed in their twenties and
    thirties
    Half of individuals diagnosed with ALS live 3 or more
    years after diagnosis.
    20% live five years or more.
    10% live ten years or more.

    Difficulty walking, excessive tripping, difficulty doing


    everyday tasks
    Weakness in your ankles, legs, and feet.

    SIGNS AND
    SYMPTOMS

    Hand weakness and clumsiness


    Slurred speech and trouble swallowing.
    Muscle cramps
    Twitching in arms, shoulders, and tongue
    Having difficulty keeping good posture.
    Difficulty keeping head up.

    TREATMENT
    S

    There is no reversal of ALS so treatments focus on


    slowing symptoms, preventing unnecessary
    complications, and making the individual more
    comfortable.
    The drug riluzole has been the only one approved by
    the FDA for treatment of ALS. It has shown to slow the
    progression of individual's symptoms by reducing the
    amount of glutamate.
    Physical and Speech Therapy has also shown to help
    those diagnosed with ALS.

    REMEMBER
    THIS?

    This was supposed to spread ALS Awareness.


    Not serve as a device to gain likes on social
    media.

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