Amyotrophic lateral sclrosis

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The victim progressively weakens to the point of complete paralysis of all voluntary muscles and some involuntary muscles, such as breathing and swallowing, and soon after this point, death is inevitable. 'A' means "Without" 'Myo' means "Muscle" 'Trophic' means "Nourishment" 'Lateral' refers to uneven development of symptoms between right and left sides 'Sclerosis' refers to "destruction" of tissue The History of ALS A French doctor named Charcot first identified ALS in 1874 It is one of the most devastating diagnoses a person can receive ALS is said to start between the years of 40 and 70, with the exact average being 45.6 years old. The most classic case of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is Lou Gehrig Lou Gehrig was a New York Yankees first baseman, who from 1923 to 1939, had never missed a game and had a life time batting average of .340 However, the symptoms of ALS emerged in 1938, and in 1939, he was diagnosed with the disease At that time doctors knew little to nothing about the disease and the only suggested treatment was the untested vitamin E