Written by: Isha Verma
Edited by: Jennifer Baker
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also called Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a neurological disease that causes the degeneration and death of the nerves controlling the muscles, called motor neurons. This results in gradual muscle wasting and loss of the ability to walk, talk, eat, and, eventually, breathe. The typical survival is 3 to 5 years from the onset of symptoms. ALS occurs in approximately 1 to 4 of every 100,000 individuals, and over 30,000 individuals in the United States are estimated to be living with ALS.
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