Medically reviewed by Smita Patel, DO Formerly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is now commonly referred to as “ALS.” It is a neurological disease that affects motor ...

“The patients develop symptoms that to a trained eye are obviously ALS, but to the family physician can look benign or innocuous.” These early symptoms vary and can include weakness, atrophy ...

TOKUSHIMA--A drug normally used to alleviate nerve pain and backaches can slow the progression of the early stages ... nationwide involving ALS patients who developed symptoms within a year.