Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS; pronounced ay-MY-eh-TRO-fik LA-ter-el skler-OH-sis) is a neurodegenerative disease. A neurodegenerative disease is one in which nerve cells are damaged or killed. In the case of ALS, the nerve cells that are damaged...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a disease that breaks down tissues in the nervous system (a neurodegenerative disease) of unknown cause that affects the nerves responsible for movement. It is also known as motor neuron disease and Lou Gehrig's...

Progressive loss of motor neurons from the anterior horn of the SPINAL CORD and, in the later stages of the disease, from the motor nuclei of the CRANIAL NERVES and CEREBRAL CORTEX. Degeneration of the spinal CORTICOSPINAL TRACTS (lateral sclerosis)...

Lou Gehrig’s disease is AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS. Lou Gehrig (1903–1941) was an American baseball player - first base for the New York Yankees in the American League. He set a record of 2130 consecutive games played, one not bettered...

Degenerative nervous-system disorder causing muscle wasting and paralysis. The disease usually occurs after age 40, more often in men. Most victims die within two to five years from respiratory muscle atrophy. ALS affects motor neurons; the muscles...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, sometimes called Lou Gehrig's Disease, or Maladie de Charcot) is a progressive, usually fatal, neurodegenerative disease caused by the degeneration of motor neurons, the nerve cells in the central nervous system that...