Also called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, it is one of the most devastating neurodegenerative diseases. More than 150 clinical trials are underway worldwide to try to find treatments.
It is often confused with Multiple SclerosisEven if the two diseases have nothing in common. Of all the neurodegenerative diseases, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) – also called Charcot’s disease – is one of the most devastating and devastating. British physicist Stephen Hawking, who died in 2018, made him sadly famous. This disease manifests as progressive muscle paralysis due to degeneration of motor neurons, the cells that control muscle contraction. This paralysis gradually leads to respiratory failure which, in the absence of respiratory assistance, leads to death within two to five years. stubborn.
This disease, the symptoms of which generally appear around the age of 50 to 60 years, remains silent before that for many years. What is the reason for that? What are the treatment possibilities?
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“It should be understood that amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is not …
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