What is Lou Gehrig’s disease and what does it do?

Question

that is the question, I hope it is detailed enough =D
thanks,
sofy

this has to do with the muscular system.
thats all I know =P

what is another name for it?

Answer 1

Lou Gehrig's disease damages spinal cord pathways and motor neurons, which are important parts of the body's neuromuscular system. The neuromuscular system enables our bodies to move and is made up of the brain, many nerves, and muscles. Things that we do every day, like breathing, walking, running, lifting stuff, and even reaching for a glass of water, are all controlled by the neuromuscular system.

Answer 2

Lou Gehrig’s disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), is a neurodegenerative disease of unknown cause that breaks down tissues in the nervous system and affects the nerves responsible for movement. Its common name comes from the professional baseball player whose career was ended because of it.
Lou Gehrig’s disease is a disease of the motor neurons, those nerve cells reaching from the brain to the spinal cord (upper motor neurons) and the spinal cord to the peripheral nerves (lower motor neurons) that control muscle movement. In Lou Gehrig’s disease, for unknown reasons, these neurons die, leading to a progressive loss of the ability to move virtually any of the muscles in the body. The disease affects “voluntary” muscles, those controlled by conscious thought, such as the arm, leg, and trunk muscles. Lou Gehrig’s disease, in and of itself, does not affect sensation, thought processes, the heart muscle, or the “smooth” muscle of the digestive system, bladder, and other internal organs. Most sufferers retain function of their eye muscles, as well. “Amyotrophic” refers to the loss of muscle bulk, a cardinal sign of ALS. “Lateral” indicates one of the regions of the spinal cord affected, and “sclerosis” describes the hardened tissue that develops in place of healthy nerves. Lou Gehrig’s disease affects approximately 50,000 people in the United States, with about 5,000 new cases each year. The onset usually begins between the ages of 40 and 70, although younger onset is possible. Men have a slightly higher chance of developing the disease than women.

Answer 3

Lou Gehrig is a baseball participant who has Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) that's is termed after Lou Gehrig. that's a desease that attack the nerve cells taht administration muscle moves. lengthy time period you loose administration of your moves.

Answer 4

Amyothropic lateral sclerosis is the disease of motoric nerve ends, that stop transmitting brain signals to the muscles. Only motoric nerves are affected, feeling nerves work fine. The cause is genetic. In present time it is incurable.

Answer 5

Its a disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. Its named after the baseball player who had it.

Answer 6

it destroys your muscles. you eventually can't move. fatal!.Lou Gehrig, the famous ball player, died from it. it was a fairly new disease so they named it after him. the real name is hard to pronounce.

Answer 7

ALS amyotropic lateral sclerosis ... degeneration of the nerves controlling the muscles... you end up a vegetable

Answer 8

well if you were a normal person you wouldnt be asking, you would go to yahoo or google to find your answer!!!! retart !!!!!