Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

• By Dallas Cole and Andy Coffey

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What is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

• Lou Gehrig's disease
• Wasting away of certain nerve cells of the brain

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ALS

• Cause unknown
• 5-10 of people inheritance

Jim Catfish Hunter- 8-time AL All-Star Inducted
into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1987
Died of ALS in 1999
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ALS Symptoms
Jon Stone Founder of the show Sesame Street Died
of ALS March 13, 1997

• Slight weakness in one leg, one hand, the face,
  or the tongue

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ALS Diagnosed

• difficult to diagnose
• referred to neurologist fordiagnosis
• confirm the diagnosis include electromyogram
  (EMG) and nerve conduction studies

Was the thirty-third Vice President of the
United States (194145) 1948 Presidental
Progressive Party candidate Died of ALS
November 18, 1965
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ALS treatment
Charlie Wedemeyer NFL Player Heisman runner
up High School Football coach

• No treatment
• Emotional support

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ALS

• Death

1st Player in history to score 2,000 6 time NBA
All-Star slection 1993 Basketball Hall of fame
inductee Died of ALS August 12, 2004
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ALS Families

• Responsibility
• Nursing Homes/ Assisted Living Care
• Hospitals

Best known for his role as villain Roger Thorpe
on CBS's Guiding Light Died of ALS December
6, 1998
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ALS Video

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?v3rkjd2dDZMkfeature
  related

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http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Stone http//en.w
ikipedia.org http//www.alsmndalliance.org/famous_
people.html http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catfish_H
unter http//health.yahoo.com/nervous-overview/amy
otrophic-lateral- sclerosis-als-topic-overview/hea
lthwise--hw179632.html http//en.wikipedia.org/wik
i/Henry_A._Wallace