Overview ; As the disease progresses, ALS causes complications, such as: Over time, ALS leads to weakness of the muscles used to breathe. People with ALS might need a device such as a mask ventilator to help them breathe at night. The device is similar to what someone with sleep apnea might wear. This type of device supports the person's breathing through a mask worn over the nose, the mouth or both. Some people with advanced ALS choose to have a tracheostomy. This is a surgically created hole a...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), formerly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, is a neurological disease that affects motor neurons—those nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control volunta...
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive motor neuron disease for which there is no adequate treatment. Some research suggests that the excitatory amino acid neurotransmitter glutamate may be...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a common motor neuron disease of adulthood characterized by progressive loss of upper and lower motor neurons. Patients with ALS die from progressive paralysi...
FDA approved Qalsody (tofersen) to treat patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) associated with a mutation in the superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) gene (SOD1-ALS). Qalsody is an antisense o...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a fatal, progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by motor neuron cell death in the brain and spinal cord. The typical disease symptom is the rapid loss...
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) · ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that robs people of the ability to move and leads them to lose their ability to speak — and eventually breathe. Our Approach · For over a decade, Biogen has been committed to advancing ALS research to provide a deeper understanding of all forms of this devastating disease, which currently impacts an estimated 352,000 people worldwide. Innovative Research · By leveraging established scientific capabilitie...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as “Lou Gehrig disease,” is a neurodegenerative disease of the motor neurons. No single etiology has been proven; rather, multiple pathways (both her...