ALS

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Symptoms usually do not develop until after age 50, but they can start in younger people. Persons with ALS have a loss of muscle strength and coordination that eventually gets worse and makes it impossible to do routine tasks such as going up steps, getting out of a chair, or swallowing. ALS does not affect the senses (sight, smell, taste, hearing, touch). It only rarely affects bladder or bowel function, or a person's ability to think or reason.
Symptoms include: difficulty breathing, difficulty swallowing, choking, gagging, paralysis, and dropping of neck due to weak neck muscles.
Today many tests are done to determine whether or not someone can be diagnosed with ALS. Those include spinal taps, blood tests, and the ruling if the lungs are affected (a prominent area to conclude ALS). Unfortunately, these tests take time to surely diagnose, and doctors today are searching for new methods (both of effectiveness and time) to find out if a patient has amyotrophic ...

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