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| | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - definition of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Encyclopedia |
 | | Lateral identifies the areas in a person's spinal cord where portions of the nerve cells that are affected are located. | | | A- means "no", myo refers to muscle, and trophic means nourishment; amyotrophic therefore means "no muscle nourishment," which describes the characteristic atrophication of the sufferer's disused muscle tissue. | | | This family of disorders has three major subgroups called primary lateral sclerosis (only the first motor neurons are affected), spinal muscular atrophy (only the second motor neurons are affected) and ALS (both are affected). |
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| | * Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - (Disease): Definition |
| | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is caused by the degeneration and death of motor neurons in the spinal cord and brain. | | | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, is a disease of the motor nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. | | | The mind is usually not affected, despite worsening weakness of the body. |
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http://en.mimi.hu/disease/amyotrophic_lateral_sclerosis.html
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| | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis on Encyclopedia.com |
| | Physical Therapy for a Patient Through Six Stages of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. | | | Against all odds: positive life experiences of people with advanced amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. |
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http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/a1/amyotroph.asp
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| | eMedicine - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis : Article by Patricia G Moyer Shannon, MD, MEd |
| | Lateral sclerosis refers to hardening of the anterior and lateral columns of the spinal cord as motor neurons in these areas degenerate and are replaced by fibrous astrocytes (gliosis). | | | Klausmeier WH: A patient-supported strategy for therapy development in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (als). | | | Ganzini L, Johnston WS, McFarland BH, et al: Attitudes of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and their care givers toward assisted suicide. |
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| | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
| | Pathological study of the diffuse myelin pallor in the anterolateral columns of the spinal cord in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. | | | Quantitative techniques can be applied to the measurement of reinnervation using needle electromyogram. | | | Respiratory muscle strength and ventilatory failure in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. |
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http://www.thedoctorsdoctor.com/diseases/als.htm
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| | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
| | Researchers from the Robert Packard Center for ALS Research at Johns Hopkins have reported that human primitive spinal cord cells implanted in the spinal cords of rats with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease) delayed the onset of... | | | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - A New Role for Old Drugs | | | Hospital plans to remove patient from life support despite wishes of family |
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http://www.boarc.com/Health/Amyotrophic+Lateral+Sclerosis.html
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| | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - Genetics Home Reference |
| | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive disease that affects the control of muscle movement by damaging motor neurons, which are specialized nerve cells in the spinal cord and the part of the brain that is connected to the spinal cord (the brain stem). | | | In late stages of the disease, breathing becomes difficult because the muscles of the respiratory system weaken. | | | More than 90 percent of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis cases occur in people with no family history of the disorder (sporadic cases). |
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| | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
| | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / drug therapy; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / genetics | | | This brief patient-orientated leaflet, produced by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, provides information about Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and the role that the speech-language pathologist plays in treating this condition. | | | The aim of these documents is "to explain how basic neuroscience discoveries lead to clinical applications". |
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| | Neuroguide.com - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
| | Most of this, in the later stages, requires nursing management of a patient who is alert but functionally quadriplegic with intact sensory function, bedridden and aware he or she is going to die. | | | The mission of The ALS Association is to discover the cause and cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease) through dedicated research while providing patient support, information/education for health care professionals and the general public, and advocacy for ALS research and health care concerns. | | | As of June 30, 1995 three compounds had shown positive though modest, results in clinical trials: Rilutek (an anti-glutamate), Myotrophin and BDNF (brain derived neurotrophic factor). |
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http://www.neuroguide.com/als.html
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| | ALS Association, Greater Sacramento Chapter - 916.979.9265 |
| | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) most commonly known as "Lou Gehrig's Disease" is a progressive, neuromuscular disease that attacks the nerve cells and pathways in the brain and spinal cord. | | | Our mission is to improve the quality of life for ALS patients, families, and caregivers; to promote community awareness and education about ALS, and to support efforts to find a cure. | | | The ALS Association is the only national not for profit voluntary health organization dedicated solely to the fight against Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
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| | Taylor & Francis Journals: Welcome |
| | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis provides outstanding coverage of research in a wide range of issues related to motor neuron diseases, especially ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) and spinal muscular atrophies. | | | The Editors encourage submission of original research, case reports and short reports on all aspects of ALS, including basic science, genetics, new treatments, clinical trials, epidemiology, clinical neurophysiology, and other clinical and scientific aspects. | | | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis aims to disseminate information on new developments in the pathogenesis and management of motor neuron disease, and enhance awareness of these devastating and often under-recognised disorders. |
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| | ALS Network - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - Lou Gehrig's Disease |
| | Persons with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) face ongoing changes and losses as the disease progresses, resulting in unavoidable grief and depression. | | | Patients with ALS should consult their physician before making any changes to their treatment regimen. | | | Difficulty in changing position, aching muscles, joints, respiratory problems and anxiety often prevent people from falling asleep or staying asleep. |
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http://www.alsnetwork.com
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| | Cause and Effects of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Jeremy Michaelson |
| | Only when all this information is assimilated can full understanding of the disease, and hopefully a logical approach to treatment and prevention, be achieved. | | | Still there has been approximately 5% of the patients who have had other family members with ALS. | | | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a chronic progressive motor neuron disease with a poor prognosis which eventually weakens and paralyzes the respiratory muscles. |
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http://www-personal.umd.umich.edu/~jcthomas/JCTHOMAS/1997%20Case%20Studies/J.Michaelson.html
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| | NORD - National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc. |
| | It is characterized by the progressive degeneration and eventual death of nerve cells (motor neurons) in the brain, brainstem and spinal cord that facilitate communication between the nervous system and voluntary muscles of the body. | | | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is one of a group of disorders known as motor neuron diseases. |
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http://www.rarediseases.org/search/rdbdetail_abstract.html?disname=Amyotrophic%20Lateral%20Sclerosis
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| | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Family Village Library |
| | The sharing of information is to create awareness, provoke thought, and stimulate research about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrigs disease. | | | This list was created to permit the exchange of information between persons with ALS, family members of PALS, caregivers, researchers, or anyone interested in finding out more about this horrible disease. | | | If you have this disease or are a relative or friend of someone who does, this is a place to come to visit and share information. |
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http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/lib_als.htm
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| | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - Information / Diagnosis / Treatment / Prevention |
| | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Sacramento Description: A nonprofit organization dedicated to providing education, information and support services to ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) patients and their families. | | | Doctor's Guide to ALS Description: The latest medical news and information for patients or friends/parents of patients diagnosed with ALS and ALS-related disorders. | | | Find an introduction including symptoms, diagnosis, cause and therapies. |
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http://www.healthcyclopedia.com/neurological-disorders/amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis.html
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| | Prevalence and Incidence of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - WrongDiagnosis.com |
| | Prevalence and Incidence of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - WrongDiagnosis.com | | | Prevalance of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: affecting as many as 20,000 Americans with 5,000 new cases occurring in the United States each year. | | | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is 20% more common in men than in women in the US (ALS Association) |
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| | MedlinePlus: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
| | The primary NIH organization for research on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke | | | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) | | | ClinicalTrials.gov: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (National Institutes of Health) |
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| | Galaxy > Health > Diseases and Disorders > A > Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig) |
| | Also known as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Lou Gherig s Disease or Maladie de Charcot, MND is a condition which relentlessly destroys the nerves that enable us to control all our movements while leaving the intellect and senses generally unaffected. | | | This site primarily explores the possible effect of readily available medications, anti oxidants, liver function and supplements and therapies on the progress of the neurodegenerative illness (ALS) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or (MND) Motor Neurone Disease. | | | Community → Health → Diseases and Disorders &; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig) |
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| | Information about Leu Gehrig's Disease |
| | When muscles in the diaphragm and chest wall fail, patients lose the ability to breathe without ventilatory support. | | | However, about 10 percent of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients survive for 10 or more years. | | | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a rapidly progressive, invariably fatal neurological disease that attacks the nerve cells responsible for controlling voluntary muscles. |
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| | »»Amyotrophic-Lateral-Sclerosis Reviews«« |
| | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Synthesis of Research and Clinical Practice | | | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Guide to Patient Care | | | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Concepts in Pathogenesis and Etiology |
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| | WebMD Health Search |
| | While there is no cure for - amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) -, treatment can help you maintain strength... | | | Detection & Treatment What Is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis? | | | A diagnosis of - amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) - is based on a careful medical history, a physical... |
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http://my.webmd.com/search/search_results?query=amyotrophic+lateral+sclerosis&filter=mywebmd_all_filter&go.x=18&go.y=14
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| | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
| | Motor neurons are nerve cells located in the brain, brainstem, and spinal cord. | | | This disease belongs to a group of motor neuron disorders (e.g., muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease) that are characterized by the gradual degeneration and death of motor neurons. | | | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), sometimes called Lou Gehrig's Disease, is a progressive neurological disease that attacks the nerve cells (neurons) that control voluntary muscles. |
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| | News - Predictors Of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Progression Still Unclear |
| | This retrospective study of 155 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients in Germany has found no links between rate of progression and age, site of disease-onset or gender, however. | | | Young patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and those with limb-onset disease appear to survive significantly longer than do older patients and those with bulbar onset. | | | Understanding ALS progression is increasingly important as trials of new medical treatments for this disease are planned. |
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| | ClinicalTrials.gov - Information on Clinical Trials and Human Research Studies: Browse: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
| | ClinicalTrials.gov - Information on Clinical Trials and Human Research Studies: Browse: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | | | Study of Myobloc in the Treatment of Sialorrhea (Drooling) in Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) | | | Phase II Study Using Thalidomide for the Treatment of ALS |
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| | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
| | This spread into all muscle groups is the defining characteristic of ALS. | | | Currently, only one drug, riluzole, has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of ALS. | | | In fact, the term amyotrophy refers to the atrophy (wasting) of muscle tissue, while lateral sclerosis refers to the hardening of the spinal column from the buildup of scar tissue (Rowland LP et al 2001). |
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| | Research |
| | Listed below are the clinical drug trials in ALS currently or previously conducted at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. | | | Investigators: Carolanne Milligan, Ph.D., James B. Caress, M.D., Peter D. Donofrio, M.D. "A Double-blind, Controlled Multicenter Phase 2/3 Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of AVP-923 (Dextromethorphan/Quinidine) in the Treatment of Pseudobulbar Affect in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis" | | | Clinical Trial of Celebrex in subject with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. |
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| | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - General Practice Notebook |
| | The information provided herein should not be used for diagnosis or treatment of any medical condition. | | | Corticospinal tract degeneration in the absence of significant muscle wasting may be referred to as primary lateral sclerosis. | | | This form of the disease includes Progressive Bulbar Palsy (1). |
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| | Riggs, J: Trauma, Axonal Injury, and Amyotorophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Clinical Correlate of a neuropharmacologic Model. | | | A prospective study of 100 patients with this disorder revealed that 20 of them were living 5 years after the onset..." | | | "Antecedent trauma has been implicated as a precipitating factor for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in susceptible individuals." |
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| | GeneReviews: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Overview |
| | GeneReviews are expert-authored, peer-reviewed, current disease descriptions that apply genetic testing to the diagnosis, management, and genetic counseling of patients and families with specific inherited conditions. | | | Your browser does not support HTML frames so you must view Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Overview in a slightly less readable form. |
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| | Amino acids for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis / motor neuron disease (Cochrane Review) |
| | Objectives: To examine the efficacy of amino acid therapies in prolonging survival and/or slowing the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/motor neuron disease. | | | Selection criteria: We included randomised or quasi-randomised trials of participants with a clinical diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/motor neuron disease treated with all combinations of amino acids. | | | Authors' conclusions: There is no evidence to support a beneficial effect of either branched-chain amino acids or L-threonine in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/motor neuron disease. |
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| | Lewis P. Rowland, MD |
| | Natural history and clinical features of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and related motor neuron diseases. | | | Mother with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and daughter with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: coincidence or genetic risk factor for both diseases? | | | Riluzole for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - too soon to tell. |
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| | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| | AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (ALS) is a neurological disorder characterized by progressive degeneration of motor neuron cells in the spinal cord and brain, which ultimately results in paralysis and death. | | | Two years later, the SOD1 gene was identified as being associated with many cases of familial ALS. | | | The disease takes its less-scientific name from Lou Gehrig, a baseball player with the New York Yankees in the late 1920s and 1930s, who was forced to retire in 1939 as a result of the loss of motor control caused by the disease. |
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| | ScienceDaily: New Evidence Of Retroviral Involvement In Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
| | Mouse Study: Signal Overload In Alzheimer Brains (November 4, 2004) -- In studies with mice that develop the equivalent of Alzheimer's disease that runs in families, Johns Hopkins researchers have shown that brain cells' signals confuse the movement of implanted... | | | New York (February 7, 2005) -- A significant proportion of patients suffering from ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease or motor neuron disease, have a marker of retrovirus activity in their blood, reports the February 8 issue of the medical journal Neurology. | | | The present study on Americans with ALS, done in collaboration with Drs. |
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| | Lou Gehrig's disease or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) |
| | Lou Gehrig's disease or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) causes progressive degeneration of the nerves within the central nervous system that control muscular activity. | | | Lou Gehrig's disease or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) | | | The disease generally occurs after age 50 and is more common in males. |
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| | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
| | Practice parameter: the care of the patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology: ALS Practice Parameters Task Force. | | | a number of overlapping syndromes such as pseudobulbar palsy, progressive bulbar palsy, progressive muscular atrophy and primary lateral sclerosis. | | | Pockets of high incidence in Guam (ALS-Parkinson-dementia complex), the Kii peninsula of Japan, and western New Guinea. |
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| | Important genetic risk factor for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| | MDA grantee James Connor, professor of neurosurgery at Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, and Zachary Simmons, professor of neurology at Penn State and director of the MDA clinic at Hershey Medical Center, found that a defect in a gene on chromosome 6 known as Hfe is a likely risk factor for ALS. | | | Two Hershey, Pa., researchers were part of a team that has uncovered what may be an important genetic risk factor for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). | | | Important genetic risk factor for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
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| | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
| | I hope I can at least give her moral support and help her with some of the physical things that she is not able to do. | | | : Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is the correct spelling. | | | Re: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Brenda L. Re: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis zag 16:57:06 8/09/00 ( |
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| | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
| | This study is designed to assess whether or not veterans are at increased risk of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) compared to non-veterans and to determine the trends in occurrence of this disease in both veteran and non-veteran populations. | | | This study is designed to find and evaluate Gulf War veterans with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease), then compare the number of cases in these individuals to the estimated numbers in non-deployed veterans and non-veterans, in order to determine whether Gulf War veterans are more likely to develop this disease. | | | This study was an epidemiologic investigation into the occurrence of ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) among veterans of the Gulf War. |
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| | World Federation of Neurology Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
| | The Les Turner Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Foundation of Illinois is now accepting proposals from American and Canadian researchers for new research and clinical studies into ALS. | | | Details are found in this document on their website. |
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| | Charity Navigator Rating - Les Turner Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Foundation |
| | The Les Turner ALS Foundation's mission supports: medical research into the cause, treatment and cure of ALS; clinical and support services for patients and families living with ALS; and dissemination of information about the disease. | | | Project A.L.S. The Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association, Greater Philadelphia Chapter | | | Established in 1977, the Les Turner Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Foundation is one of the nation's largest independent Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) organizations and has raised more than $27 million to fight ALS, also know as Lou Gehrig's disease. |
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