amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

NOUN
  1. thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs
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How To Use amyotrophic lateral sclerosis In A Sentence

  • Currently, there is no cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
  • A disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, has made it difficult to walk, let alone hike. Breast cancer activist Brenner struggles to preserve voice
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ( ALS ) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive loss of motoneurons.
  • Many patients with Lou Gehrig's disease, a fatal disorder formally known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, may want to try the drug on their own—even though there's no evidence that it is safe or effective in patients with the disease. Dilemma: When 1 Drug Treats 2 Diseases
  • If you've had one of these experiences, then you've probably had a glimpse of how it feels to have a fully developed amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
  • Using genetics and stem cells, separate teams of researchers are investigating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which is commonly known by the name of the famed baseball player whose career was cut short by the disease. Deciphering Lou Gehrig's Disease
  • Less common manifestations include cerebellar dysfunction, isolated dementia of the frontal lobe type, extrapyramidal signs, seizures, an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-like disorder, and entrapment neuropathy.
  • Gehrig was ill and later died of a disease that would bear his name even after it received its formal title, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.
  • But a new study suggests that the player may not have died of Lou Gehrig's disease, formally known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a type of motor neurone disease. Lou Gehrig killed by baseball not Lou Gehrig's disease, study findings suggest
  • Hawking has ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which has confined him to a wheelchair and leaves him unable to speak without the help of a computerized voice synthesizer.
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