amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- n thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs
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- New device helps patients with Lou Gehrig's disease breathe, talk
Gerry Hayden, who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), has had to deal with everything from muscle weakness to slurred speech and paralysis. But now, he can at least breathe more easily, after being the first patient at Stony Brook University Hospital on Long Island to receive the NeuRx Diaphgram Pacing System (DPS).
June 13, 2013 - Fox News - Prize4Life and Knopp Neurosciences Announce Donation of EMPOWER Phase 3 Data to PRO-ACT Database
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Prize4Life and Knopp Neurosciences Inc. today announced an agreement under which Knopp will donate data from one of the largest clinical trials ever conducted in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) to the Prize4Life PRO-ACT database. PRO-ACT was created as a freely accessible resource to the global research community by Prize4Life, a nonprofit ...
June 13, 2013 - Business Wire - Meningitis outbreak: Nashville lawsuits dropped
Wayne Reed, left, lost his wife, Diana, to fungal meningitis. Lawyers have dropped Nashville lawsuits filed on behalf of Reed, who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and other local victims. They plan to refile the claims against multiple parties in a pending federal court case in Massachusetts.
June 12, 2013 - Ashland City Times