Nerve Disease ALS and Gradual Loss of Muscle Function (ePub)
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
(Sprache: Englisch)
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALS, is a common form of motor neuron disease that involves a loss of function in upper and lower motor neurons. ALS causes a progressive loss of muscle function that frequently initiates in the limbs, called limb-onset ALS,...
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALS, is a common form of motor neuron disease that involves a loss of function in upper and lower motor neurons. ALS causes a progressive loss of muscle function that frequently initiates in the limbs, called limb-onset ALS, or initiates in facial muscles, called bulbar-onset ALS. This book describes the current understanding of ALS symptoms, diagnosis, causes, and treatments. Initial symptoms vary in type of muscle dysfunction, intensity of symptoms, and speed of disease progression. Diagnosis requires loss of function in both upper and lower motor neurons for limb- and bulbar-onset ALS, distinguishing ALS from other neuromuscular diseases. Although no cause or initial trigger has been determined for ALS, eventually both limb and bulbar muscles will show dysfunction as the disease progresses. In later stages of the disease, muscle dysfunction typically leads to respiratory failure and death. Management of neurotransmitter levels in patients can prolong life by months, but no cure exits for the disease. Other treatments exist that can help patients manage muscle weakness or spasms as the disease progresses. The book concludes by considering future detection, treatment, and diagnostic approaches with the goal of preventing disease initiation or progression.
Autoren-Porträt von Mary E. Miller
Mary Elizabeth Miller is an associate professor and director of the biochemistry and molecular biology program at Rhodes College, TN. She holds the J. T. and V. B. Robertson Chair of Biological Sciences and has been awarded the Rhodes College Clarence Day Award for Outstanding Research or Creative Activity. She received her PhD in microbiology from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville VA, and studied as a post-doctoral fellow at the Rockefeller University, NY. Dr. Miller teaches introductory biology, genetics, molecular biology, microbiology, and topical seminars on cancer. She researches cell division and key regulators of cell division cycle.
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- Autor: Mary E. Miller
- 2016, 100 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: Momentum Press
- ISBN-10: 1944749802
- ISBN-13: 9781944749804
- Erscheinungsdatum: 14.10.2016
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