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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)By Anilkumar B. Jarali
Abstract: ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. A-myo-trophic comes from the Greek language. "A" means no. "Myo" refers to muscle, and "Trophic" means nourishment – "No muscle nourishment." When a muscle has no nourishment, it "atrophies" or wastes away. "Lateral" identifies the areas in a person's spinal cord where portions of the nerve cells that signal …
Published in International Journal of Neurological Nursing · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 5–8 Read article →