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   What is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)?

   • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (a-my-o-TROE-fik LAT-ur-ul skluh-ROE-sis), known as ALS, is a nervous system disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. ALS causes loss of muscle control. The disease gets worse over time. ALS is often called Lou Gehrig's disease after the baseball player who was diagnosed with it.

   Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) - Symptoms and causes

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   How is ALS diagnosed?

   • There is no one test or procedure to ultimately establish the diagnosis of ALS. It’s only through a clinical examination and series of diagnostic tests, often ruling out other diseases that mimic ALS, that a diagnosis can be established. A comprehensive diagnostic workup includes most, if not all, of the following procedures:

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   What is a muscle biopsy if you have ALS?

   • Muscle biopsy. If your health care provider believes you may have a muscle disease rather than ALS, you might undergo a muscle biopsy. While you're under local anesthesia, a small piece of muscle is removed and sent to a lab for analysis. Nerve biopsy.

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   Apr 10, 2024 · Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known as ALS, can be hard to diagnose early because it can have symptoms similar to other diseases. Tests to rule out other conditions or help diagnose ALS might include:

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   Apr 10, 2024 · How is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) diagnosed and treated? Diagnosing ALS. It is important to get an accurate ALS diagnosis as soon as possible. ALS treatments may be most effective early in the course of the disease. A neurologist familiar with ALS can help a person get diagnosed early after symptom onset.

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   Diagnosis. ALS is a difficult disease to diagnose. There is no one test or procedure to ultimately establish the diagnosis of ALS. It’s only through a clinical examination and series of diagnostic tests, often ruling out other diseases that mimic ALS, that a diagnosis can be established.

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   2 days ago · More than 17 million people took the challenge in 2014 to speed research on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, helping raise $115 million for the ALS Association. The viral fundraiser nearly doubled the association’s annual research funding, expanding support to more than 500 research projects around the world.

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   Jun 15, 2021 · Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig’s disease, causes muscle weakness that worsens over time. ALS symptoms include difficulty with muscle control, such as during writing or chewing. Eventually, people with ALS lose the ability to walk, swallow and even breathe.

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   Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a fatal neurological disorder characterized by progressive degeneration of nerve cells in the spinal cord and brain. It is often referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease.