It is often confused with multiple sclerosis, although the two diseases have nothing in common. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also called Charcot disease, is one of the most devastating and devastating of all neurodegenerative diseases. British physicist Stephen Hawking, who died in 2018, made him sadly famous. This disease is characterized by progressive muscle paralysis caused by the degeneration of motor neurons, the cells that control muscle contraction. Gradually, this paralysis leads to respiratory failure, which in the absence of respiratory assistance usually leads to death within two to five years. Irreconcilable.
This disease, the symptoms of which usually become visible at the age of 50-60, remains silent for many years before that. What is causing this? What are the prospects for treatment?
Every patient has their own ALS
“It should be understood that amyotrophic lateral sclerosis…
Source: Le Figaro
