Learn more about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (a-my-o-TROE-fik LAT-ur-ul skluh-ROE-sis), or ALS, is a progressive nervous system (neurological) disease that destroys nerve cells and causes disability ALS is often called Lou Gehrig's disease, after the famous baseball player who was diagnosed with it ALS is a type of motor neuron disease in which nerve cells gradually break down and […]
Statins: Do they cause ALS? - Mayo Clinic There's no good evidence that statins cause or trigger amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also called ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease However, there have been reports of people who have developed ALS while taking statins Other studies have shown a decreased risk of ALS in people who take statins ALS is a
Lou Gehrig’s disease and the state of ALS research On July 4, 1939, baseball great Lou Gehrig said good-bye to the game and his fans after being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a rare nervous system disease that would come to bear his name While much is known about that particular day, less well known is what went into making the diagnosis -- including Mayo's role
Sharing Mayo Clinic: Bob Tierney sharing the signed Lou Gehrig baseball But when baseball great Lou Gehrig came to Mayo Clinic in June 1939, his name became associated with an illness called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS Today, ALS is often referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease The new Lou Gehrig exhibit in Heritage Hall at Mayo Clinic's Rochester campus
Most Cases of ALS Do Not Run in Families - Mayo Clinic News Network ALS is often called Lou Gehrig's disease, after the famous baseball player who died of the disease in 1941 In the vast majority of ALS cases, no specific cause of the disease can be identified In about 5 percent of ALS cases, though, the disease is inherited These familial cases are due to mutations in a number of genes
Baseball Signed by Lou Gehrig - Mayo Clinic Heritage History Lou Gehrig signed this ball while he was a patient at Mayo Clinic in 1939 Since his diagnosis at Mayo, ALS has been known as “Lou Gehrig’s disease ” Bob Tierney kept the Gehrig baseball – and, along the way, got a signature from Leo Durocher as well – for 75 years
Riluzole (oral route) - Side effects dosage - Mayo Clinic Description Riluzole is used to treat patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which is also known as Lou Gehrig's disease Riluzole is not a cure for ALS, but it may extend survival for patients in the early stages of the disease or extend the time until a tracheostomy (breathing tube in the throat) is needed This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription