Lou Gehrig disease

Introduction: Lou Gehrig disease

Description of Lou Gehrig disease

Lou Gehrig disease (medical condition): A motor neuron disease involving progressive degeneration and...more »

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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis:
  »Introduction: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  »Symptoms of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  »Treatments for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Lou Gehrig disease: progressive degeneration of the neurons that give rise to the corticospinal tract and of the motor cells of the brain stem and spinal cord, resulting in a deficit of upper and lower motor neurons.
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Lou Gehrig disease: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Lou Gehrig disease:

• Gehrig
• SYN
• Amyotrophic
• Lateral
• Sclerosis

Lou Gehrig disease: Rare Disease

Ophanet

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Lou Gehrig disease as a "rare disease".

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Lou Gehrig disease as a Disease

Lou Gehrig disease: Another name for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  »Symptoms of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  »Treatments for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Lou Gehrig disease: Related Diseases

Lou Gehrig disease: Lou Gehrig disease is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Sclerosis
• Motor neuron diseases
• Motor neuron diseases
• Neuromuscular conditions
• Muscle conditions
• Nervous system conditions
• Movement conditions
• Degenerative conditions
• Brain conditions
• Head conditions
• Spinal cord conditions
• Musculoskeletal conditions
• Genetic conditions

Symptoms of Lou Gehrig disease (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)

Some of the symptoms of Lou Gehrig disease incude:

• Muscle weakness
• Initial symptoms depend on which muscles affected first
• Tripping
• Falling
• Loss of motor control in hands and arms

See full list of 32 symptoms of Lou Gehrig disease (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)

Treatments for Lou Gehrig disease (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)

Treatments for Lou Gehrig disease (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) include:

• Riluzole
• Supportive treatments
• Riluzole is an approved drug that may minimize damage to the nerves
• Experimental medications: KNS-760704, Tetracycline antibiotic minocycline, Insulin-like growth factor 1 and Methylcobalamin
• Alternative approaches: hyponotherapy, psychotherapy, nutritional support

Read more about treatments for Lou Gehrig disease

Treatment of Lou Gehrig disease: For more treatment information about Lou Gehrig disease, see treatment of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig disease)

Lou Gehrig disease: Article Excerpts about Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology (Excerpt)

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurological disorder characterized by progressive degeneration of motor neuron cells in the...(Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology)

NINDS Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Information Page: NINDS (Excerpt)

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also called Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive, fatal neurological... (Source: excerpt from NINDS Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Information Page: NINDS)

Lou Gehrig disease: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Lou Gehrig disease:

• Muscle weakness
• Tripping
• Falling
• Loss of motor control in hands and arms
• Difficulty speaking
• Difficulty swallowing
• Difficulty breathing
• Persistent fatigue
• Twitching
• Muscle cramps

Terms associated with Lou Gehrig disease:

Terms Similar to Lou Gehrig disease:

• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Source: Diseases Database

External links related to: Lou Gehrig disease

• eMedicine - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis : Article by Patricia G Moyer Shannon, MD, MEd
• Riluzole for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)/motor neuron disease (MND) (Cochrane Review)
• GeneReviews: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Overview
• ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - MedPix™ Medical Image Database and Teaching Files
• Motor neurone disease - riluzole (No. 20)
• eMedicine - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis : Article by Fernando Dangond, MD
• OMIM - AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS 1; ALS1
• OMIM - SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE 1; SOD1
• Amino acids for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis / motor neuron disease (Cochrane Review)
• ALS lesions shown using MRI - MedPix™ Medical Image Database and Teaching Files
• amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - MedPix™ Medical Image Database and Teaching Files
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - Genetics Home Reference
• ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) - MedPix™ Medical Image Database and Teaching Files
• eMedicine - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis : Article by Kathleen Clem, MD

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