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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis in Veterans: Review of the Scientific Literature

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis in Veterans: Review of the Scientific Literature

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ISBN10: 0309102545
ISBN13: 9780309102544
Publisher: Natl Academy Pr
Published: Nov 27 2006
Pages: 62
Language: English

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) our Lou Gehrig's disease is a fatal, mostly non-familial disease that affects the nervous system of humans by causing the degeneration of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. The degeneration halts communication between the nervous system and voluntary muscles in the body. This leads to muscle paralysis and eventually the muscles that aid in breathing are affect; causing respiration to fail. The disease, which affects 20,000-30,000 men and women in the United States at any given time, has no effective treatment; most people with ALS die from respiratory failure within 5 years of the onset of symptoms.

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