DISEASE Lou Gehrig (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ALS)
Disease information
DISEASE Lou Gehrig (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ALS)
Lou Gehrig's
Disease
(
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ALS
)
Progressive destruction of insulating sheath of the nerves in the
spinal
cord, resulting in gradual loss of
muscle
function
.
It is not contagious or cancerous. You can confuse the symptoms with neurological complications of Lyme
Disease
.
It affects men over 40 years.
Causes.
Unknown.
There is evidence to believe that it is an autoimmune
disorder
.
Signs and symptoms.
Symptoms appear in the following order:
Pulled
muscle
weakness and, starting in their hands and spreading to his arms and legs.
The weak ending to affect the muscles that control breathing and swallowing.
Stiffness and spasms of
muscle
groups.
Risk Factors.
There are no known risk factors.
Prevention.
Does not exist.
Diagnosis and Treatment.
The diagnosis is based on the
clinic
.
Eligible analysis of cerebrospinal fluid (which bathes the brain and
spinal
cord) and Electromyography.
The R. M. N. can provide data on the degree of affectation and rule out other
diseases
.
The treatment is palliative care and electrical
muscle
stimulation.
In advanced stages, equipment to facilitate the activities of
normal
life.
Medication.
The need to treat complications.
Complications.
Respiratory
infections
and ulcers.
Depression
.
Forecast.
Progressive and incurable today.
With proper care those patients may experience
a
relatively
normal
life until very advanced stages of the
disease
.
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