Radicava First New Treatment Specifically for ALS in 22 Years
AApproximately 6,000
people in the U.S. are diagnosed with ALS each year
ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a progressive
neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal
cord. Motor neurons reach from the brain to the spinal cord and from the spinal
cord to the muscles throughout the body. The progressive degeneration of the
motor neurons in ALS eventually leads to their death. When the motor
neurons die, the ability of the brain to initiate and control muscle
movement is lost. With voluntary muscle action progressively affected, patients
in the later stages of the disease may become totally paralyzed.
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