Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or better known as ALS, is a neurodegenerative disorder that damages the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord which results in gradual loss of muscle function and paralysis. From time of diagnosis, most people only live two to five years. It is a fatal disease that often kills once it reaches the muscles that help you breathe. Even if invasive measures are used to prolong life such as using a ventilator, death eventually comes from either an infection, heart failure

Normal Anatomy and Physiology of Motor Function The two components of the central nervous system (CNS) are the brain and the spinal cord. Communication between the brain and the spinal cord happens through motor neurons, which are nerve cells that enable motor movement. Each motor neuron is made up of a cell body, which holds all the cell components, dendrites which send information it receives to the cell body, and an axon which sends nerve impulses to the muscle (Porth & Matfin, 2009). As electrical

Introduction Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a neurodegenerative disease. Originally acknowledged by Jean-Marie Charcot in 1874, this disease kills over 140,000 people worldwide every year. The disease causes progressive paralysis and muscle weakness due to destruction of both upper and lower motor neurons. Due to its insidious nature and the irreversible negative effects on skeletal muscle innervation, ALS has a survival duration time of only 3 to 5 years (Rowland)

ALS - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis As many as 30 thousand Americans are currently living with or have been diagnosed with ALS in the United States. ALS is a life threatening disease that scientists have yet to discover treatments for, but as of right now, ALS can not be treated. ALS can be hard to understand, many wonder how does one get ALS? What are the symptoms ? How is ALS diagnosed? Treatment options, and what is the prognosis of the disease? Describing ALS ALS also known as Amyotrophic

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Multiple Sclerosis (MS) are neurodegenerative diseases that affect the central nervous system. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) consists of the damage to the motor nerve cells. The nerves mostly affected by Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) are located in the brain and spinal cord. Motor neurons control the voluntary muscles within our arms, legs and face. The myelin hardens as the motor neurons breakdown; as a result, the individual begins to lose control

skills for the heath profession in this era. In this paper two occupational therapy on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) are critically analyzed to test its validity for further evidence-based practice on the occupational therapy of ALS patients. The two articles used for the critical appraisal of EBM are one, Interaction of physical function, quality of life and depression in Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: characterization of a large patient cohort by Körner, Kollewe, Abdulla, Zapf, Dengler and

ALS and CTE Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a disease that attacks the nervous system causing paralysis to the patient’s body. The victim’s intellect, emotions, and memories lie unharmed by the disease causing emotional discomfort. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is a disease that attacks the mind, affects memories and emotions. It can lead to diseases such as Dementia, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's. These are just a few CTEs that can affect athletes at competitive levels

Erica Jackson The Center for Allied Health Nursing Education Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis 7/15/2013 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a terminal disease, also known as Motor Neurons Disease, Charchot Disease and Lou Gehrig disease. ALS destroys the Central Nervous System (CNS) and causes damage to the upper and lower motor neurons in the brain. Signs and symptoms are characterized as: muscles weakness, muscle atrophy, twitching and reduced muscle reflexes. Eventually the patient

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive neurodegenerative disease (ALS Association, 2016). A neurodegenerative disease is a disease in which nerve cells are damaged or killed. In this particular case, the damaged motor neurons affect voluntary movements (Newton et al., 2000). Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as ALS for short, got its name from the Greek language. By breaking the name into a-myo-trophic; “a” means no, “myo” refers to the muscle cells, and “trophic” refers to nourishment

Everyday, an average of 15 people are diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis(ALS) also commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Across the world there are more than 5,600 cases of ALS every year. People all around the world are open to being diagnosed with ALS, it affects people of all ages, races, and gender. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis has affected millions of families and individuals since 1869. However, what is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, what does life look like for someone with ALS ,