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Type of Dementia - Amytrophic Lateral Sclerosis

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Amytrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), sometimes called Lou Gehrig's disease, is a rapidly progressive, invariably fatal neurological disease that attacks the nerve cells (neurons) responsible for controlling voluntary muscles. The disease belongs to a group of disorders known as motor neuron diseases, which are characterized by the gradual degeneration and death of motor neurons.

 

Best FTD Resources



What If It's Not Alzheimer's
© 2003 by Lisa Radin and Gary Radin

Chapter 1
Pages 23-25

Association of Frontotemporal Dementia (Website)

Researchers Identify the Protein that Causes Some FTD...  

Pick's Disease Support Group (Website)

No information was found on this website about this topic.

University of California, San Francisco (Website)
Family Caregiver Alliance (Website)
National Institutes of Health (Website)

 

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The Official Lou Gehrig Website

http://www.lougehrig.com/home.php

ALS Association Website

http://www.alsa.org/

Alzheimer Europe offers this web page about
"Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) "

http://www.alzheimer-europe.org/?lm3=A63E410A7105

+11/14/06

The Boston Globe's Boston.com National News provided this article called,
"Scientists identify protein linked to ALS"

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2006/10/06/scientists_identify_protein_linked_to_als/

+11/17/06 (Patty H.)



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