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Uninsurable Health Risks
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Also known as: ALS, Lou Gehrig's Disease or Maladie de Charcot |
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ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral
Sclerosis) is an incurable fatal neuromuscular disease characterized by
progressive muscle weakness, resulting in paralysis. The disease attacks nerve
cells in the brain and spinal cord. Motor neurons, which control the movement of
voluntary muscles, deteriorate and eventually die. When the motor neurons die,
the brain can no longer initiate and control muscle movement. Because muscles no
longer receive the messages they need in order to function, they gradually
weaken and deteriorate. Symptoms include but are not limited to stiffness and increasing muscle weakness, especially involving the hands and feet. The disease eventually affects speech, swallowing and breathing. Because ALS only attacks motor neurons that control the body's voluntary muscles, patients' minds and senses are not impaired. ALS became widely known when baseball legend Lou Gehrig was diagnosed with it in 1939. Back to Uninsurable Health Risks |
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