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MOTOR NEURONS/AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS/LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE/LYME DISEASE by Joanne60 Posted Fri 06 Aug 2010 4:33am Page Severe cases of Lyme disease can be misdiagnosed as ALS, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease... Sclerosis/Lou Gehrig's disease, Parkinson's and Lyme Disease patients. Earlier posts about Dr Martz can be found by entering Martz into the search box or by clicking here Read on »

Study Says Brain Trauma Can Mimic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease, ALS) by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted Tue 17 Aug 2010 8:51pm as having ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s Disease, did not have ALS. Rather, they showed the marking of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, a potentially fatal disease caused by repeated... By Max Wallack Alzheimer's Reading Room Did Lou Gehrig Have Lou Gehrig’s Disease? For the past two weeks, things have been very exciting at Boston University Read on »

Featured Q&A: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis by Lisa E. L. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 19 Nov 2009 10:02pm Resources: The ALS Association, ALS Connection Patient Registry, ALS Canada’s list of web resources Technorati Tags: als, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, lou gehrig’s disease... sclerosis), which is also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Many people assume serious conditions such as ALS are either hereditary or they are not. We are increasingly finding, however Read on »

Headliners: Neurodegenerative Disease: Inflammatory Enzyme Modulates Motor Neuron Damage in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis by Environmental Health Posted Thu 30 Nov 2006 9:00pm have amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. ALS is a progressive neuromuscular disease that weakens and eventually destroys motor neurons... Headliners: Neurodegenerative Disease: Inflammatory Enzyme Modulates Motor Neuron Damage in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Read on »

What do the words "amyotrophic lateral sclerosis" mean? by Jeremy Posted Tue 10 Nov 2009 10:03pm Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common form of progressive motor neurone disease, and is characterised by the almost relentless loss of both upper...”. This is a distinct clinical feature of ALS, and is due to the denervation of muscle fibres that occurs as the motor neurones die away. Then there’s the “lateral sclerosis bit”. ALS Read on »

Genetic Studies Find Clues to 'Lou Gehrig's Disease' Risk by HealthFinder Posted Mon 30 Aug 2010 10:00am (HealthDay News) -- Genetic variations on a specific chromosome appear to play a role in a fatal motor neuron condition known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease... of 405 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients in Finland and 497 people without the disease ("controls"). The investigators pinpointed genetic variations on chromosome 9 Read on »

Genetic Studies Find Clues to 'Lou Gehrig's Disease' Risk by Medline Plus Posted Tue 31 Aug 2010 4:00am analyzed the genomes of 405 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients in Finland and 497 people without the disease ("controls"). The investigators pinpointed genetic variations... Two teams report on role chromosome 9 seems to play in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis By Robert Preidt Tuesday, August 31, 2010 Read on »

Gene Tied to Inherited Form of Lou Gehrig's Disease by Medline Plus Posted Thu 09 Dec 2010 12:00pm Variant may cause 1 to 2 percent of familial cases of ALS, study finds By Robert Preidt Thursday, December 9, 2010 THURSDAY, Dec. 9 (HealthDay News) -- A genetic mutation associated with an inherited form of Lou Gehrig's disease -- known in the medical world as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) -- has been Read on »

FDA: No Lou Gehrig's disease risk with statins by Rudy S. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 29 Sep 2008 9:39pm This is good news Link: FDA: No Lou Gehrig's disease risk with statins | Health | Reuters. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An analysis of dozens of studies found the widely used statin cholesterol drugs do not increase the risk of Lou Gehrig's disease, U.S. health officials said on Monday. Read on »

Is it possible that Lou Gehrig did not have ALS? by Dr. Brian M. Medical Doctor

Posted Tue 17 Aug 2010 9:14am lateral sclerosis (ALS). ALS is also known as "Lou Gehrig's disease". The implication is that, with all the head trauma he sustained both in baseball and in college football, Lou Gehrig himself may not have had ALS, but rather trauma-related motor neuron disease! Read more here from today's New York Times. Read on »