Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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DynaVox EyeMax Featured in Good Morning America Segment About Man Thought To Be in Coma for 23 Years...to use speech as their primary means of communication due to the effects of conditions such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), stroke, traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy, Parkinson's Disease, autism and... In this article: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Cerebral palsy, Autism, Parkinson's disease, and Traumatic brain injury |
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PR Newswire: Sports | August 18, 2009
Veteran Rehab Specialist, Rafael Ibarra, Joins Alliance Seating & Mobility in Georgia
...adult and pediatric manual and power mobility solutions for people with severe physical disabilities related to paralysis, cerebral palsy, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Multiple Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy and other conditions. "I...
In this article: ATP, Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America, Cerebral palsy, Paralysis, Muscular dystrophy, Multiple sclerosis, and California State University
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Medical News Today | November 07, 2008
Aldagen And UC Davis Form Collaboration In Proprietary Regenerative Cell Therapies Related To Neural Diseases
...ischemic stroke. Adult stem cells hold promise in the treatment of this condition and other neurological disorders, including Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, traumatic brain injury and cerebral palsy. According to the...
In this article: Aldagen, Stroke, National Institutes of Health, California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Sacramento, Revascularization, and Leukemia
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PR Newswire: Technology | October 22, 2008
DynaVox Offers Assistive Technology to Help Veterans Overcome the Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury
...the world challenged by significant speech, language and learning disabilities caused by conditions such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), stroke, traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy, Parkinson's Disease,...
In this article: Traumatic brain injury, Stroke, Parkinson's disease, E mail, Mental retardation, DVD, and Laryngectomy
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Veteran Rehab Specialist, James Conwell, Joins Fast-Growing Alliance Seating & Mobility in Pennsylvania
...and provides power mobility solutions for pediatrics and adults with severe physical disabilities related to paralysis, Cerebral Palsy, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Multiple Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy and other conditions. "I knew...
In this article: ATP, Pennsylvania, Cerebral palsy, Paralysis, Muscular dystrophy, and Multiple sclerosis
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www.washingtonpost.com | September 01, 2008
Injections of Hope
...any such treatments. Online ads promoting this therapy target people with spinal injuries, Lou Gehrig's disease, heart failure and other tough-to-treat conditions, promising improvements and even cures. "Diseases and conditions such...
In this article: Jamie Heywood, Food and Drug Administration, Seizure, and Stephen Barrett
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, sometimes called Maladie de Charcot, or, in the United States, Lou Gehrig's Disease) is a progressive, usually fatal, neurodegenerative disease caused by the degeneration of motor neurons, the nerve cells in the central nervous system that control voluntary muscle movement. As a motor neuron disease, the disorder causes muscle weakness and atrophy throughout the body as both the upper and lower motor neurons degenerate, ceasing to send messages to muscles. Unable to function, the muscles gradually weaken, develop fasciculations (twitches) because of denervation, and eventually atrophy because of that denervation. The patient may ultimately lose the ability to initiate and control all voluntary movement except for the eyes.
Cognitive function is generally spared except in certain situations such as when ALS is associated with frontotemporal dementia. However, there are reports of more subtle cognitive changes of the frontotemporal type in many patients when detailed neuropsychological testing is employed. Sensory nerves and the autonomic nervous system, which controls functions like sweating, generally remain functional.
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