Leg weakness may show up as tripping and falling.
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Some also use the term motor neuron disease for a group of conditions of which als is the most common.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis als also known as motor neurone disease mnd or lou gehrig s disease is a disease that causes the death of neurons controlling voluntary muscles.
Als is characterized by stiff muscles muscle twitching and gradually worsening weakness due to muscles.
Researchers from northwestern university are reporting a major breakthrough in understanding the cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis als the fatal disease also known as lou gehrig s disease.
Learn more about als and the first signs of the disease onset as well as the best options for successful treatment.
Muscle weakness is the first symptom in 60 percent of people with lou gehrig disease reports the als association 1.
Arm and hand weakness may show up as trouble buttoning clothes opening containers or lifting things.
Lou gehrig s disease is also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis als.