amyotrofisk lateralskleros
Also known as ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease, motor neuron disease, bulbar, Lou Gehrig disease, Charcot disease, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, motor neurone disease, MND
neurodegenerativ sklerotisk nervsjukdom
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ALS (also called Lou Gehrig's disease) is a rare and serious disease where nerve cells controlling voluntary muscles gradually die, causing progressive weakness and wasting of muscles throughout the body. Over time, people with ALS lose the ability to move, speak, eat, and breathe on their own, making it a terminal condition with no cure.
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Key facts
- Medical condition.name
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- Medical condition.image
- ALS Affected neurons and muscles.png
- Medical condition.caption
- Parts of the nervous system affected by ALS, causing progressive symptoms in skeletal muscles throughout the body
- Medical condition.field
- Neurology
- Medical condition.symptoms
- Early: Stiff muscles, muscle twitches, gradual increasing weakness Late: Difficulty in speaking, swallowing, and breathing; respiratory failure; Rare: frontotemporal dementia
- Medical condition.complications
- Falling; Respiratory failure; Pneumonia; Malnutrition
- Medical condition.onset
- 45–75 years
- Medical condition.causes
- Unknown (90% to 95%) or genetic (5% to 10%)
- Medical condition.risks
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Amyotrofisk lateralskleros (ALS) är en neurodegenerativ sklerotisk nervsjukdom som leder till att de nervceller som styr kroppens muskler gradvis förtvinar. Den är den vanligaste sjukdomen i gruppen motorneuronsjukdomar. Sjukdomen orsakar tilltagande kraftnedsättning följt av borttynande muskler och slutligen generell förlamning. Den direkta dödsorsaken är ofta förlorad andningsförmåga.
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