Conner Dierksen 11-5-13
CHPA Mrs. Ludaul
Rough draft period 1

Lou Gehrigs Disease (ALS)

The name of my Disease is Lou Gehrigs Disease or Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS for short a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. The Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis affects the nerve system and causes you to go paralyze and not move. What happens is that the motor neutrons die and you lose all control of your muscles and you cannot move your muscles and then you are paralyze until you die of (ALS).In the next Paragraph I will tell you of the symptoms what you will see if you have (ALS).This is the name of my disease and I hope that this Gave you some information on (ALS).
Some of the early sighs of (ALS) are that muscle weakness in one or more of the following: hands, arms, legs or the muscles of speech, swallowing or breathing are some of the early symptoms .Some more of the symptoms are twitching and cramping of muscles; especially those in the hands and feet itch are some more of the symptoms. The most common impairment of the use of the arms and legs, and thick speech and difficulty in projecting the voice. The most advanced symptoms are shortness of breath, difficulty in breathing and swallowing. These are the symptoms of ALS. In the next paragraph I will who discovered this disease And how it was discovered.
Jean Marie Charcot noted the first reports of ALS in 1874, and named the fatal syndrome based on what he found. He was a noted French neurologist who has been called Father of Neurology, and explained how the central nervous system works. This is how people found out about the ALS and this is the person who found this out Jean Marie Charcot. He discover this buy looking at the people that are sick and he discovered that this Disease is passed from mother or father to