Because ALS symptoms include fatigue, muscle weakness and muscle twitches, early on it can look like other, very treatable illnesses. One that commonly comes up is Lyme disease, an infectious disease resulting from a tick bite. Unlike ALS, Lyme is
In part, that's because of the good news – ALS is classified as an “orphan disease”, since fewer than 200,000 people get the diagnosis annually. The bad news? For those that do, it's a death sentence – usually within two to
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I recently mentioned to a doctor that my husband has ALS and she first looked confused and then said, “Oh, that's Lou Gehrig's Disease, right?” Right. Why does she -a doctor of medicine – still only know it by Lou Gehrigs
I recently mentioned to a doctor that my husband has ALS and she first looked confused and then said, “Oh, that's Lou Gehrig's Disease, right?” Right. Why does she -a doctor of medicine – still only know it by Lou Gehrigs