AlsA-Midwest.org
About AlsA-Midwest.org
ALS stands for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. It is a disease that effects motor neurons, or nerve cells. It damages the ability of these cells to carry messages from the brain to the muscles. As the muscles are used less and less, they grow weaker and lose bulk. Eventually they become paralyzed. ALS does not effect sight, hearing or thinking. Most cases of ALS are sporadic, affecting anyone anywhere. Less than ten percent of ALS is familial, or has a genetic component making it hereditary.
