Amytrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Note: Were you looking for information about Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis? Amytrophic lateral sclerosis is a common misspelling of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
 

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a neurological disease that causes muscle weakness and atrophy. In the United States, approximately 20,000 people have amyotrophic lateral disease, and an estimated 5,000 are diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral disease each year.

 
(Click Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis for more information about this neurological disease.)
 
Written by/reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD