ALS Basics
ALS stands for this medical condition.
What is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis?
A common early sign of ALS is weakness in this part of the body.
What is the hand or arm?
About 5–10% of ALS cases have this cause.
What is genetic?
This machine produces images of the brain and the spinal cord to identify causes of ALS symptoms.
What is an MRI?
This month is dedicated to raising awareness of the significance of ALS.
What is the month of June?
ALS is a disease that affects this part of the body.
What is the nervous system?
As ALS progresses, people often have trouble doing this basic function needed to speak.
What is forming words or speaking?
This kind of injury increases the risk of developing ALS.
What is head injury?
There is no single test for ALS, so doctors often diagnose it by doing this.
What is the process of elimination?
In 2014, millions participated in this social media campaign to raise ALS awareness.
What is the Ice Bucket Challenge?
ALS usually leads to weakness in these.
What are muscles?
This life-sustaining function becomes difficult as ALS affects the diaphragm.
What is breathing?
Most ALS cases are this type, meaning they occur with no known family history.
What is sporadic?
This type of test, often abbreviated EMG, is used to assess muscle activity.
What is electromyography?
This ALS advocacy organization shares its name with the disease itself.
What is the ALS Association?
ALS was identified by this person in 1989.
Who is French neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot?
This is the average survival time, in years, of a person with ALS.
What is three years?
Smoking is an environmental risk factor of ALS for this group of people.
Who are women, especially after menopause?
This FDA-approved drug may help slow ALS progression slightly.
What is Riluzole?
Doctors and organizations work tirelessly to find this for ALS.
What is a cure?
ALS was also commonly known by this name.
What is Lou Gehrig’s Disease?
ALS causes this dangerous physiological process.
What is muscle atrophy?
This is an exposure that might be linked to ALS, with many studies conducted.
What is environmental toxin exposure?
This is a process that involves removing spinal fluid usually found in people with ALS.
What is lumbar puncture (also known as spinal tap)?
This well-known American baseball player brought national attention to ALS.
Who is Lou Gehrig?