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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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| amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
Motor neurone disease (MND) is a term used to cover a number of illnesses of the motor neurone: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), progressive muscular atrophy (PMA), progressive bulbar palsy (PBP) and progressive lateral sclerosis (PLS). MND is the term used internationally while ALS is often used in the United States (where it is also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, after a famous patient) to cover all forms of MND. ...
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| amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
A progressive neurological disease involving degeneration of the motor neurons of the spinal cord and cerebral cortex; also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. This neuron loss causes muscles to weaken and waste away, leading to paralysis.
Ãâó: www.nature.com/focus/neurodegen/glossary/
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| amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
Also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, ALS causes degeneration of the nerve cells in certain regions of the brain and spinal cord that control the muscles.
Ãâó: www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/BN/00023.html
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| amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
(noun) a rare progressive degenerative fatal disease affecting the spinal cord, usually beginning in middle age, and characterized especially by increasing and spreading muscular weakness -- called also Lou Gehrig's disease. He was a well-known athlete whose life ended because of this disease
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