NEUROLOGY
LATERAL SCLEROSIS
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Question
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A motor neuron disease
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A sensory neuron disease
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A muscle disease
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A affront neuron disease
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Detailed explanation-1: -Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, is a rare neurological disease that affects motor neurons-those nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement.
Detailed explanation-2: -ALS is the most common form of motor neuron disease, with a mean incidence of 2.8/100, 000 in Europe and 1.8/100, 000 in North America, and a mean prevalence of 5.40/100, 000 in Europe and 3.40/100, 000 in North America (Chio et al.
Detailed explanation-3: -Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease characterised by progressive muscular paralysis reflecting degeneration of motor neurones in the primary motor cortex, corticospinal tracts, brainstem and spinal cord.