Question

What are the symptoms of ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).

Physiological cause of symptoms
i. Review of all affected nervous system parts & their functions

(Very important to go through all the nervous system parts that has essential functions and will be affected progressively in ALS patients; (in CNS? in PNS? reflexes?....)

 How homeostatic imbalance results in ALS symptoms.

Answer 1

ALS ( Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ) :-

ALS ( amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ) , also known as motor neuron disease or Lou Gehrig's disease is a disease that causes the death of neurons responsible for controlling voluntary muscle movement .

Symptoms of ALS :-

Muscular :-

• Muscle weekness
• Muscular cramps
• Problems with coordination ,
• Stiff muscles
• Muscle spasm

Whole body :-

• Fatigue or feeling faint

Speech : -

• Difficulty in speaking or vocal cord spasm
• Slurred speech

Common symptoms :-

• Difficulty raising the foot ( weekness in your leg , feet and ankles )
• Hand weekness or clumsiness
• Twitching in arms , shoulders and tougue
• Difficulty in swallowing
• Uncotrollable periods of laughing or crying
• severe unintentional weight loss