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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
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From the National Institutes of Health
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
Also available in: Spanish
Overviews
- Overviews
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) (Muscular Dystrophy Association)
Also available in: Spanish - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
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Also available in: Spanish
Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Creatine Kinase Test (Muscular Dystrophy Association)
- Diagnosing ALS (ALS Association)
- Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Velocities (Muscular Dystrophy Association)
Disease Management
- Disease Management
- ALS Association's Patient Bill of Rights for People Living with ALS (ALS Association)
- Rehabilitation Approach to Adaptive Devices and Equipment and Techniques (ALS Association) - Links to PDF
- Talking with Technology (Muscular Dystrophy Association)
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- Benefits for Veterans with ALS (ALS Association) - Links to PDF
- Dressing with Ease, Style and Comfort (ALS Association) - Links to PDF
- For Caregivers: Coping with Burnout (ALS Association) - Links to PDF
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about the ALS/Virus Connection (Muscular Dystrophy Association)
- Oral Care for the Patient with ALS: A Guide for the Caregiver (ALS Association) - Links to PDF
- Patient Services Frequently Asked Questions (ALS Association)
- When a Loved One Has ALS: A Caregiver's Guide (Muscular Dystrophy Association)
Newsletters/Print Publications
- Newsletters/Print Publications
- MDA/ALS Newsmagazine (Muscular Dystrophy Association)
Clinical Trials
- Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (National Institutes of Health)
Genetics
- Genetics
- Genetics Home Reference: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (National Library of Medicine)
- Genes and Disease: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (National Center for Biotechnology Information)
- Genetic Testing for ALS (ALS Association) - Links to PDF
- Misbehaving Molecules: 3-Dimensional Pictures of ALS Mutant Proteins Support Two Major Theories about How the Disease Is Caused (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
Research
- Research
- Can Computers Read Your Mind? (American Academy of Neurology)
- Improved Treatment of AL Amyloidosis (American College of Physicians)
- What's Old is New Again - Antibiotic Protects Nerves by Removing Excess Glutamate (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Glossary of ALS-Related Medical and Scientific Terms (ALS Association)
Organizations
- Organizations
- ALS Association
- Muscular Dystrophy Association
Also available in: Spanish - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- Society for Neuroscience