An Magnetic resonance imaging plus increased signal insyd de posterior part of de internal capsule wey fi be tracked to de motor cortex, consistent plus de diagnosis of ALS
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), dem sanso know am asmotor neurone disease (MND) anaaLou Gehrig's disease, be a rare, terminal neurodegenerative disorder wey dey result insyd de progressive loss of both upper den lower motor neurons wey normally dey control voluntary muscle contraction.[1] ALS be de most common form of de motor neuron diseases.[2] ALS often dey present insyd ein early stages plus gradual muscle stiffness, twitches, weakness, den wasting.[1] Motor neuron loss typically dey continue til de abilities to eat, speak, move, den, lastly, breathe all be lost.[1] While 15% of people per plus ALS sanso fully dey develop frontotemporal dementia, a 50% dem estimate face at least sam minor difficulties plus thinking den behavior.[3] Dey depend on wich of de aforementioned symptoms wey dey develop first, na dem classify ALS aslimb-onset (dey begin plus weakness insyd de arms anaa legs) anaabulbar-onset (dey begin plus difficulty insyd speaking anaa swallowing).[4]
↑"Motor Neuron Diseases Fact Sheet".www.ninds.nih.gov. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved27 October 2020.
